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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
2626 SPMM  Semipelite, migmatitic  U  Migmatitic semipelite  migmatitic        AWEL  15-FEB-01  TMCM  31-AUG-18    Medium to coarse-grained (av. 0.25-16mm), crystalloblastic metasedimentary rock, semipelite modal composition <10% carb/calc, 60-80% Q+F, <20-40% other minerals, the mesosome & megascopic composite, of one or more petrologically different layers/parts  C 
2627 SPMYL  Semipelite, mylonitic  U  Mylonitic semipelite  mylonitic        AWEL  15-FEB-01  TMCM  31-AUG-18    Not Available  C 
2628 SPPGR  Semipelite, phyllitic graphitic  U  Phyllitic graphitic semipelite  phyllitic  graphitic      AWEL  29-JAN-01  TMCM  31-AUG-18    Not Available  C 
2629 SPPH  Semipelite, phyllitic  U  Phyllitic semipelite  phyllitic        AWEL  25-SEP-00  TMCM  31-AUG-18    Deformed (ductile) metasedimentary rock, (grain size & protolith undefined); modal composition <10% calc-silic/carb min, 60-80% Q+F, 20-40% other minerals (mica/chlor/garnet/cordier/staurol/Al-silic minerals) foliation surface lustre from phyllosilicates  C 
2630 SPPY  Semipelite, pyritic  U  Pyritic semipelite  pyritic        AWEL  06-SEP-01  TMCM  31-AUG-18    Not Available  C 
2631 SPQM  Semipelite, quartz-muscovite  U  Quartz-muscovite semipelite  quartz  muscovite      DJLO  15-JUN-06  TMCM  31-AUG-18  I  Not Available  C 
2632 SPQT  Semipelite, quartzose  U  Quartzose semipelite  quartzose        AWEL  21-JAN-04  TMCM  31-AUG-18    Not Available  C 
2633 SPSCH  Semipelite, schistose  U  Schistose semipelite  schistose        AWEL  14-FEB-01  TMCM  31-AUG-18    Foliated (<5mm) crystalloblastic metasedimentary rock (grain size & protolith undefined); modal composition <10% calc-silicate/carbonate minerals, 60-80% Q+F, 20-40% other minerals (mica/chlorite/garnet/cordierite/staurolite/Al-silicate minerals)  C 
2634 SPSOOZ  Sponge-spicular-ooze - A type of siliceous-ooze which is predominantly composed of sponge spicules. It is the unlithified equivalent of spiculite. British Geological Survey Research Report RR/99/03, section 8.1 and fig. 12.  R  Sponge-spicular-ooze          GRBA  24-FEB-00  TMCM  08-MAR-19    Not Available  C 
2635 SPV  Sand, peaty, gravelly [Unlithified Deposits Coding Scheme]  U  Gravelly peaty sand [UDCS]  peaty  gravelly      DJLO  20-FEB-09  TMCM  30-AUG-18  I  Not Available  C 
2636 SPZ  Sand, peaty, silty [Unlithified Deposits Coding Scheme]  U  Silty peaty sand [UDCS]  peaty  silty      KAH  10-DEC-02  TMCM  30-AUG-18    Not Available  C 
2637 SPZC  Sand, peaty, silty, clayey [Unlithified Deposits Coding Scheme]  U  Clayey silty peaty sand [UDCS]  peaty  silty  clayey    KAH  10-DEC-02  TMCM  30-AUG-18    Not Available  C 
2638 SR  Sedimentary rock based on grain size or crystal size - In the Rock Classification Scheme, if the composition of a sedimentary rock is unknown it may be simply classified by reference to its clast or crystal size. For clastic rocks, the classes are defined in the same way as the siliciclastic sedimentary rocks. British Geological Survey Research Report RR/99/03, section 10 and fig. 13.  A  Sedimentary rock based on grain size or crystal size          GRBA  24-FEB-00  TMCM  13-MAR-19    Sedimentary rock, clast/crystal/particle size, composition & mode/environment of deposition not defined.  C 
2639 SRRSP  Sedimentary rock rich in sapropel  N  Sedimentary rock rich in sapropel          awel  22-JUL-02  TMCM  31-AUG-18    Not Available  C 
2640 SV  Sand, gravelly [Unlithified Deposits Coding Scheme]  U  Gravelly sand [UDCS]  gravelly        AWEL  09-JAN-02  TMCM  30-AUG-18    Not Available  C 
2641 SVB  Sand, gravelly, bouldery [Unlithified Deposits Coding Scheme]  U  Bouldery gravelly sand [UDCS]  gravelly  bouldery      AWEL  09-JAN-02  TMCM  30-AUG-18    Not Available  C 
2642 SVC  Sand, gravelly, clayey [Unlithified Deposits Coding Scheme]  U  Clayey gravelly sand [UDCS]  gravelly  clayey      KAH  10-DEC-02  TMCM  30-AUG-18    Not Available  C 
2643 SVCL  Sand, gravelly, clayey, cobbly [Unlithified Deposits Coding Scheme]  U  Cobbly clayey gravelly sand [UDCS]  gravelly  clayey  cobbly    DJLO  20-FEB-09  TMCM  30-AUG-18  I  Not Available  C 
2644 SVCLB  Sand, gravelly, clayey, cobbly, bouldery [Unlithified Deposits Coding Scheme]  U  Bouldery cobbly clayey gravelly sand [UDCS]  gravelly  clayey  cobbly  bouldery  DJLO  20-FEB-09  TMCM  30-AUG-18  I  Not Available  C 
2645 SVCP  Sand, gravelly, clayey, peaty [Unlithified Deposits Coding Scheme]  U  Peaty clayey gravelly sand [UDCS]  gravelly  clayey  peaty    KAH  10-DEC-02  TMCM  30-AUG-18    Not Available  C 

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