| Computer Code: |
UPL |
Preferred Map Code: |
notEntered |
| Status Code: |
Pending Upgrade |
| Age range: |
Oxfordian Age (JO)
— Oxfordian Age (JO) |
| Lithological Description: |
Cross-bedded ooidal limestones and coral rag. |
| Definition of Lower Boundary: |
Rests unconformably on Oxford Clay. |
| Definition of Upper Boundary: |
Overlain unconformably on Ampthill Clay. |
| Thickness: |
Up to 11 m thick. |
| Geographical Limits: |
Western half of Cambridge (183) mapsheet, cropping out around Upware and Barway. |
| Parent Unit: |
West Walton Formation (WWB)
|
| Previous Name(s): |
Upware Limestone [Obsolete Name and Code: Use UPL]
(-1897)
|
| Alternative Name(s): |
none recorded or not applicable
|
| Stratotypes: |
| Type Area |
Upware and Barway area. Cambridge 1:50k mapsheet. |
| Reference(s): |
| none recorded or not applicable |
| 1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: |
|
E188
|
