Computer Code: |
RMDV1 |
Preferred Map Code: |
RMLD1 |
Status Code: |
Full |
Age range: |
Devensian Stage (QD)
— Devensian Stage (QD) |
Lithological Description: |
Mainly sand, gravel and cobbles, poorly sorted, underlying shelving raised shoreface features, commonly passing landwards, and downwards, into interbedded sand, silt and clay underlying flat-lying ground. |
Definition of Lower Boundary: |
Mainly uncomformable on till or bedrock. |
Definition of Upper Boundary: |
Ground surface. |
Thickness: |
Up to 10 m thick. |
Geographical Limits: |
Northern England and Scotland. |
Parent Unit: |
Raised marine deposits, Devensian (RMDV)
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Previous Name(s): |
none recorded or not applicable
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Alternative Name(s): |
none recorded or not applicable
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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 |