The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details

Risbury Glacigenic Formation

Computer Code: RISB Preferred Map Code: notEntered
Status Code: Pending Upgrade
Age range: Anglian Stage (QA) — Anglian Stage (QA)
Lithological Description: Ice-contact, glaciolacustrine, glaciodeltaic and glaciofluvial deposits that occur as remnants above 80 m OD outside the Late Devensian terminal moraine from Leominster to areas south and east of Hereford (McMillan et al., 2011).
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: Leominster and areas south and east of Hereford.
Parent Unit: Albion Glacigenic Group (ALBI)
Previous Name(s): none recorded or not applicable
Alternative Name(s): none recorded or not applicable
Stratotypes:
none recorded or not applicable
Reference(s):
McMillan, A A, Hamblin, R J O, and Merritt, J W. 2011. A lithostratigraphical framework for onshore Quaternary and Neogene (Tertiary) superficial deposits of Great Britain and the Isle of Man. British Geological Survey Research Report, RR/10/03. 343pp. 
1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used:
none recorded or not applicable