The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details

Dibhole Coal (West Yorkshire)

Computer Code: DBHC Preferred Map Code: notEntered
Status Code: Index Level
Age range: Langsettian Substage (CA) — Langsettian Substage (CA)
Lithological Description: The Dib Hole Coal is a thin impersistent seam that is of no economic importance. Its significance lies in its association with the Dib Hole Marine Band and the top of the Grenoside Sandstone Cycle (Chisholm, 1990).
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: Pennine Lower Coal Measures Formation (PLCM)
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:
none recorded or not applicable