The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details
Coal Measures Supergroup
| Computer Code: | COME | Preferred Map Code: | notEntered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Status Code: | Full | ||
| Age range: | Westphalian Stage (CW) — Westphalian Stage (CW) | ||
| Lithological Description: | The Coal Measures Supergroup comprises the Scottish Coal Measures Group (CMSC), the Pennine Coal Measures Group (PCM) and the South Wales Coal Measures Group (SWCM). See the constituent groups and formations for information. | ||
| Definition of Lower Boundary: | none recorded or not applicable | ||
| Definition of Upper Boundary: | none recorded or not applicable | ||
| Thickness: | none recorded or not applicable | ||
| Geographical Limits: | none recorded or not applicable | ||
| Parent Unit: | Not Applicable (-) | ||
| Previous Name(s): | Coal Measures [Obsolete Name and Code: Use COME]
(-4355)
Coal Measures [Obsolete Name and Code: Use COME] (-4355) |
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| Alternative Name(s): | none recorded or not applicable | ||
| Stratotypes: | |||
| none recorded or not applicable | |||
| Reference(s): | |||
| Stubblefield, C J and Trotter, F M, 1957. Divisions of the Coal Measures on Geological Survey Maps of England and Wales. Bulletin of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, No.13, p.1-5. | |||
| Waters, C N, Waters, R A, Barclay, W J, and Davies, J R. 2009. Lithostratigraphical framework for Carboniferous successions of Southern Great Britain (Onshore). British Geological Survey Research Report, RR/09/01. 184pp. | |||
| Dean, M T, Browne, M A E, Waters, C N and Powell, J H. 2011. A lithostratigraphical framework for the Carboniferous successions of northern Great Britain (onshore). British Geological Survey Research Report, RR/10/007. 165pp. | |||
| 1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: | |||
| none recorded or not applicable | |||