Computer Code: |
WECA |
Preferred Map Code: |
notEntered |
Status Code: |
Full |
Age range: |
Holocene Epoch (QH)
— Holocene Epoch (QH) |
Lithological Description: |
An area of Engineered Excavation where the land surface (natural or artificial) has been lowered due to removal of material by excavations associated directly with the construction of a canal or artificially improved navigable waterway.
Composition: void. |
Definition of Lower Boundary: |
none recorded or not applicable
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Definition of Upper Boundary: |
none recorded or not applicable
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Thickness: |
none recorded or not applicable
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Geographical Limits: |
none recorded or not applicable
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Parent Unit: |
Engineered Excavation (Undivided) (WEU)
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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): |
Ford, J, Kessler, H, Cooper, A H, Price, S J, and Humpage A J. 2010. An enhanced classification for artificial ground. British Geological Survey Open Report OR/10/36. |
1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: |
none recorded or not applicable |