The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details

Glaciofluvial terrace deposits, 4

Computer Code: GFTD4 Preferred Map Code: notEntered
Status Code: Full
Age range: Devensian Stage (QD) — Devensian Stage (QD)
Lithological Description: See GFTD Glaciofluvial terrace deposits. Glaciofluvial terrace deposits, 4 is older than Glaciofluvial terrace deposits, 3 on the same map area. Sand and gravel.
Definition of Lower Boundary: none recorded or not applicable
Definition of Upper Boundary: none recorded or not applicable
Thickness: Variable.
Geographical Limits: none recorded or not applicable
Parent Unit: Glaciofluvial sheet and channel deposits (GFSCD)
Previous Name(s): none recorded or not applicable
Alternative Name(s): none recorded or not applicable
Stratotypes:
Reference Section  Mout Haul and Gill Flow Moss glaciofluvial terraces (280 - 330 m OD), in the upper reaches of Broadshaw Water, a tributary of the Kinnel Water, Annandale. There can be no "Stratotype" per se for this type of unit. The quoted example is a typical, representative occurrence. Others occur in many glaciated areas. 
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