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DIC_ROCK_NAMEV3 (3025 rows)
Dictionary table which is part of version 3 of the BGS Rock Classification Scheme. The main part of the RCS - it contains only single lithologies.


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Row CODE DESCRIPTION RCS_STATUS TRANSLATION Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 USER_ENTERED DATE_ENTERED USER_UPDATED DATE_UPDATED TRANSFER DEFINITION_BKING STATUS
201 BBTPH  Bomb-block-tephra - A type of pyroclastic-sediment. In the Rock Classification Scheme, it is a pyroclastic-sediment in which the average size of more than 75% of the pyroclastic fragments exceeds 64 mm. Block-tephra, bomb-block-tephra, block-bomb-tephra, and bomb-tephra are separated according to the relative proportion of blocks (angular fragments exceeding 64 mm) and bombs (rounded fragments exceeding 64 mm): if between 50% and 75% of all pyroclastic fragments bigger than 64 mm are blocks the sediment is bomb-block-tephra. It is the unconsolidated equivalent of pyroclastic-breccia. British Geological Survey Research Report RR/99/06, section 4.2 and fig. 4.  Bomb-block-tephra          AWEL  17-DEC-04  TMCM  15-FEB-19    Unimodal, well sorted, unconsolidated clastic material >10% debris formed by volcanic processes, >75vol% pyroclastic fragments, >75% >64mm bombs
202 BC  Boulders, clayey [Unlithified Deposits Coding Scheme]  Clayey boulders [UDCS]  clayey        AWEL  17-DEC-04  TMCM  30-AUG-18    Not Available 
203 BCLAVA  Lava, basaltic  Basaltic lava  basaltic        DJLO  18-MAY-06  TMCM  31-AUG-18  Not Available 
204 BCLV  Boulders, clayey, cobbly, gravelly [Unlithified Deposits Coding Scheme]  Gravelly cobbly clayey boulders [UDCS]  clayey  cobbly  gravelly    DJLO  20-FEB-09  TMCM  30-AUG-18  Not Available 
205 BCP  Boulders, clayey, peaty [Unlithified Deposits Coding Scheme]  Peaty clayey boulders [UDCS]  clayey  peaty      AWEL  17-MAR-04  TMCM  30-AUG-18    Not Available 
206 BCS  Boulders, clayey, sandy [Unlithified Deposits Coding Scheme]  Sandy clayey boulders [UDCS]  clayey  sandy      DJLO  20-FEB-09  TMCM  30-AUG-18  Not Available 
207 BCSV  Boulders, clayey, sandy, gravelly [Unlithified Deposits Coding Scheme]  Gravelly sandy clayey boulders [UDCS]  clayey  sandy  gravelly    DJLO  20-FEB-09  TMCM  30-AUG-18  Not Available 
208 BCV  Boulders, clayey, gravelly [Unlithified Deposits Coding Scheme]  Gravelly clayey boulders [UDCS]  clayey  gravelly      DJLO  20-FEB-09  TMCM  30-AUG-18  Not Available 
209 BDCOAL  Banded-dull-coal - A type of bituminous-coal, classified according to brightness. British Geological Survey Research Report RR/99/03, section 6.1 and fig. 10.  Banded-dull-coal          GRBA  24-FEB-00  TMCM  08-MAR-19    Bituminous coal brightness type. Prefix defines type 
210 BENMOR  Benmoreite - A sodic trachyandesite. British Geological Survey Research Report RR/99/06, section 5.2 and figs. 17b, 20.  Benmoreite          GRBA  24-FEB-00  TMCM  22-FEB-19    Fine-grained, av.<0.25mm normal crystalline extrusive/intrusive rock; TAS SiO2 53-63wt%, Na2O+K2O 5.9-11.7wt%, (Na2O-2.0)>K2O. Sodic trachyandesite 
211 BGCCOL  Boghead-cannel-coal - A type of sapropelic-coal. It is a transitional stage between cannel-coal and boghead-coal in which miospores dominate over alginite. British Geological Survey Research Report RR/99/03, section 6.2 and fig. 10.  Boghead-cannel-coal          GRBA  24-FEB-00  TMCM  08-MAR-19    Sapropelic coal. Brown, mud-grade rock particles, >75% <0.032mm. Miospores >alginite. Macroscopically unstratified. Microscopically alginite with very finely dispersed inertinite & vitrinite. Torbanite 
212 BGCOL  Boghead-coal - A type of sapropelic-coal. It is similar to cannel-coal but browner and rich in alginite with very few miospores. It appears unstratified on macroscopic examination. Microscopic examination shows that boghead-coal consists of alginite and very finely dispersed inertinite and vitrinite. The proportion of alginite can vary widely. Boghead-coal is sometimes referred to as torbanite. This term is not recommended for usage. British Geological Survey Research Report RR/99/03, section 6.2 and fig. 10.  Boghead-coal          GRBA  24-FEB-00  TMCM  08-MAR-19    Sapropelic coal. Brown, mud-grade rock particles, >75% <0.032mm. Alginite dominant but variable, minor miospores. Macroscopically unstratified. Microscopically alginite with very finely dispersed inertinite & vitrinite. Torbanite 
213 BGFEOR  Bog iron-ore - A type of manganiferous/ferruginous deposit. It is a porous, earthy form of limonite (impure hydrous ferric oxide). British Geological Survey Research Report RR/99/04, section 4 and tables 5, 17.  Bog iron-ore          GRBA  24-FEB-00  TMCM  13-MAR-19    Genetic term for soft, spongy limonite deposit impregnated with plant debris/clay/clastic material. Precipitated from ferruginous water, oxidised by algae/iron bacteria/the atmosphere in bogs/marshes/shallow lakes. Particle size undefined. Bog-ironstone 
214 BGR  Boulders, granite [Unlithified Deposits Coding Scheme - Extended]  Granite boulders [UDCS-X]  granite        TMCM  27-MAY-20      Not Available 
215 BHAW  Hawaiite, basaltic  Basaltic hawaiite  basaltic        DJLO  07-JUL-08  TMCM  31-AUG-18  Not Available 
216 BIODP  Biological deposit - A type of natural superficial deposit. The term describes a deposit directly formed and characterised by living organisms which secrete either silica or carbonate to form a skeleton or shell. British Geological Survey Research Report RR/99/04, appendix 2.  Biological deposit          GRBA  24-FEB-00  TMCM  13-MAR-19    Not Available 
217 BIOM  Deposit, mussel  Mussel deposit  mussel        AWEL  09-JAN-02  TMCM  31-AUG-18    Not Available 
218 BIOR  Biological rock - A type of biological deposit. In the Rock Classification Scheme, it is the consolidated equivalent of biological sediment.  Biological rock          GRBA  24-FEB-00  TMCM  13-MAR-19    Not Available 
219 BIOSD  Biological sediment - A type of biological deposit. In the Rock Classification Scheme, it is the unconsolidated equivalent of biological rock.  Biological sediment          GRBA  24-FEB-00  TMCM  13-MAR-19    Not Available 
220 BIOSND  Bioclastic sand deposit - A type of biological sediment. It consists of sand composed of broken and fragmental remains of organisms including shells, coral and lithothamnium algae. British Geological Survey Research Report RR/99/04, appendix 2.  Bioclastic sand deposit          GRBA  24-FEB-00  TMCM  13-MAR-19    Silicicalstic sediment with >50% grains from pre-existing siliceous rocks. Grains >50% or predominantly sand-grade, 0.032 to 2mm. Contains 5-20% bioclasts, (fossil fragments). Bioclast composition & components depositional environment not defined 

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