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DIC_GEOCHRON (410 rows)
Dictionary table holding codes, names and radiometric ages of geochronological intervals that can be used in BGS databases. It is this table that acts as the domain constraint on corporate data tables.


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Row CODE DESCRIPTION RANK_CODE TRANSLATION MIN_AGE MAX_AGE MIN_AGE_TYPE_CODE MIN_AGE_PLUS_OR_MINUS MAX_AGE_TYPE_CODE MAX_AGE_PLUS_OR_MINUS COMMENTS STATUS USER_ENTERED DATE_ENTERED USER_UPDATED DATE_UPDATED
251 Q2C  ARUNDIAN  AGE  Arundian Age  339  343  INTERP  INTERP  British regional age.  TMCM  22-SEP-09     
252 Q2G  FAMENNIAN  AGE  Famennian Age  359.2  374.5  DEFINITE  2.5  DEFINITE  2.6    TMCM  22-SEP-09     
253 Q2I  KATIAN  AGE  Katian Age  445.6  455.8  DEFINITE  1.5  DEFINITE  1.6    TMCM  22-SEP-09     
254 Q2T  EARLY ORDOVICIAN  EPOCH  Early Ordovician Epoch  471.8  488.3  DEFINITE  1.6  DEFINITE  1.7    TMCM  22-SEP-09     
255 QA  RAWTHEYAN  AGE  Rawtheyan Age  445.6  447  DEFINITE  1.5  INTERP  Not on 2009 BGS Geological Time Chart but retained for use.  TMCM  22-SEP-09     
256 QB  ONNIAN  SUB-AGE  Onnian Sub-age  451  452  INTERP  INTERP  Not on 2009 BGS Geological Time Chart but retained for use.  TMCM  22-SEP-09     
257 QC  WOOLSTONIAN  SUB-AGE  Woolstonian Sub-age  454  455  INTERP  INTERP  Not on 2009 BGS Geological Time Chart but retained for use.  TMCM  22-SEP-09     
258 QD  AURELUCIAN  AGE  Aurelucian Age  458  460.9  INTERP  DEFINITE  1.6  Not on 2009 BGS Geological Time Chart but retained for use.  TMCM  22-SEP-09     
259 QDD  PIACENZIAN [OBSOLETE CONCEPT FOR THIS AGE]  AGE  Piacenzian Age [Obsolete concept for age]  1.806  3.6  DEFINITE  DEFINITE  Used when Plio-Pleistocene boundary was placed at 1.806 MA, no longer the accepted BGS definition; use NC Piacenzian.  TMCM  16-FEB-10  TMCM  09-NOV-11 
260 QDL  MARINE ISOTOPE STAGE 11  MIS  Marine Isotope Stage 11  .362  .423  QUAT  QUAT    TMCM  22-SEP-09     
261 QDW  CARADOC [OBSOLETE CONCEPT FOR THIS EPOCH]  EPOCH  Caradoc Epoch [Obsolete concept for epoch]  451  459  INTERP  INTERP  Used when base was placed at base of Costonian, no longer the accepted BGS definition; use O4 Caradoc.  TMCM  23-FEB-10  TMCM  09-NOV-11 
262 QE  LLANDEILO [OBSOLETE AGE TERM: USE LLANDEILIAN]  EPOCH  Llandeilo Epoch [Obsolete age term]  460.9  464  DEFINITE  1.6  INTERP  Not on 2009 BGS Geological Time Chart; use O3 Llandeilian.  TMCM  23-FEB-10  TMCM  09-NOV-11 
263 QF  LLANVIRN [OBSOLETE CONCEPT FOR THIS EPOCH: USE ABEREIDDIAN]  EPOCH  Llanvirn Epoch [Obsolete concept for epoch]  464  467  INTERP  INTERP  Used when Llanvirn epoch was defined as preceeding the Llandeilo, no longer the accepted BGS definition; use O2 Abereiddian.  TMCM  23-FEB-10  TMCM  09-NOV-11 
264 QH  CAMBRIAN STAGE 5  AGE  Cambrian Stage 5  506.5  510  APPROX  APPROX    TMCM  22-SEP-09     
265 QI  TERRENEUVIAN  EPOCH  Terreneuvian Epoch  521  542  APPROX  DEFINITE    TMCM  22-SEP-09     
266 QL  COMLEY  EPOCH  Comley Epoch  508  528  INTERP  INTERP  British regional epoch.  TMCM  22-SEP-09     
267 QMIS001  NEOPROTEROZOIC III [OBSOLETE AGE TERM: USE EDIACARAN]  PERIOD  Neoproterozoic III Period [Obsolete age term]  542  635  DEFINITE  DEFINITE  Not on 2009 BGS Geological Time Chart; use AD Ediacaran Period.  TMCM  22-SEP-09  TMCM  09-NOV-11 
268 QMIS002  ECTASIAN  PERIOD  Ectasian Period  1200  1400  DEFINITE  DEFINITE    TMCM  22-SEP-09     
269 QMIS003  STRATHERIAN  PERIOD  Stratherian Period  1600  1800  DEFINITE  DEFINITE    TMCM  22-SEP-09     
270 QMIS004  ARCHAEAN  EON  Archaean Eon  2500  4000  DEFINITE  DEFINITE    TMCM  22-SEP-09     

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