The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details

Corton Formation [Obsolete: use HPGL]

Computer Code: CORF Preferred Map Code: Ctn
Status Code: Index Level
Age range: Pleistocene Epoch (QP) — Pleistocene Epoch (QP)
Lithological Description: [Obsolete: use HPGL] Very silty, sandy clay or clayey sand, commonly laminated; with few pebbles. Sand lenses occur. [Generic description: from East Anglian data].
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: none recorded or not applicable
Previous Name(s): none recorded or not applicable
Alternative Name(s): none recorded or not applicable
Stratotypes:
none recorded or not applicable
Reference(s):
none recorded or not applicable
1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used:
E162 E176 E161 E132 E148 E131