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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
381 CON  Concrete - A type of artificial deposit. It is a construction material composed of cement, aggregate and water. The proportions vary according to the particular application. When mixed, it hardens to form a rock-like material. A Dictionary of Geology and Earth Sciences, 4th Ed. (2013), Oxford University Press.  R  Concrete          TMCM  29-AUG-12  TMCM  13-MAR-19  I  Not Available  C 
382 CONG  Conglomerate - A rudaceous sedimentary rock based on grain size or crystal size. See: silicate-conglomerate.  R  Conglomerate          GRBA  24-FEB-00  TMCM  13-MAR-19    Siliciclastic sedimentary rock with clasts >50% from pre-existing siliceous rocks. Clasts >50% or predominantly gravel-grade, >2mm & dominantly rounded to well rounded. Composition not defined.  C 
383 CONGAP  Conglomerate, angular, pebble-grade  U  Angular pebble-grade conglomerate  angular  pebble-grade      DJLO  14-JUN-05  TMCM  31-AUG-18    Clastic sedimentary rock with clasts >50% from pre-existing rocks. Clasts dominantly angular >50% or predominantly pebble-grade, 4 to 64mm. Composition not defined.  C 
384 CONGH  Conglomerate, hornfelsed  U  Hornfelsed conglomerate  hornfelsed        AWEL  30-JUL-02  TMCM  31-AUG-18    Metasedimentary rock, conglomerate protolith with original clasts >50% or predominantly gravel-grade, >2mm & dominantly rounded to well rounded. Compositon undefined, recrystallised by contact metamorphism to a hard rock lacking parting planes.  C 
385 CONGMF  Conglomerate, mud-flake  U  Mud-flake conglomerate  mud-flake        DJLO  10-OCT-06  TMCM  31-AUG-18  I  Not Available  C 
386 COS  Coarse-sand [Unlithified Deposits Coding Scheme - Extended]  U  Coarse-sand [UDCS-X]          TMCM  27-MAY-20      I  Not Available  C 
387 CP  Clay, peaty [Unlithified Deposits Coding Scheme]  U  Peaty clay [UDCS]  peaty        AWEL  09-JAN-02  TMCM  30-AUG-18    Not Available  C 
388 CPL  Clay, peaty, cobbly [Unlithified Deposits Coding Scheme]  U  Cobbly peaty clay [UDCS]  peaty  cobbly      DJLO  20-FEB-09  TMCM  30-AUG-18  I  Not Available  C 
389 CPS  Clay, peaty, sandy [Unlithified Deposits Coding Scheme]  U  Sandy peaty clay [UDCS]  peaty  sandy      KAH  10-DEC-02  TMCM  30-AUG-18    Not Available  C 
390 CPSV  Clay, peaty, sandy, gravelly [Unlithified Deposits Coding Scheme]  U  Gravelly sandy peaty clay [UDCS]  peaty  sandy  gravelly    DJLO  20-FEB-09  TMCM  30-AUG-18  I  Not Available  C 
391 CPSZ  Clay, peaty, sandy, silty [Unlithified Deposits Coding Scheme]  U  Silty sandy peaty clay [UDCS]  peaty  sandy  silty    KAH  10-DEC-02  TMCM  30-AUG-18    Not Available  C 
392 CPSZV  Clay, peaty, sandy, silty, gravelly [Unlithified Deposits Coding Scheme]  U  Gravelly silty sandy peaty clay [UDCS]  peaty  sandy  silty  gravelly  KAH  10-DEC-02  TMCM  30-AUG-18    Not Available  C 
393 CPV  Clay, peaty, gravelly [Unlithified Deposits Coding Scheme]  U  Gravelly peaty clay [UDCS]  peaty  gravelly      AWEL  08-SEP-03  TMCM  30-AUG-18    Not Available  C 
394 CPVL  Clay, peaty, gravelly, cobbly [Unlithified Deposits Coding Scheme]  U  Cobbly gravelly peaty clay [UDCS]  peaty  gravelly  cobbly    DJLO  20-FEB-09  TMCM  30-AUG-18  I  Not Available  C 
395 CPXNO  Clinopyroxene-norite - A type of gabbro. In the Rock Classification Scheme, it is a gabbro with pyroxene 5 - 45% clinopyroxene. British Geological Survey Research Report RR/99/06, section 5.1 and figs. 13, 14.  R  Clinopyroxene-norite          GRBA  24-FEB-00  TMCM  22-FEB-19    Coarse-grained, av. between 2-16mm normal crystalline intrusive rock; quartz <5% of QAPF, felspar >90% plagioclase (>50% An), pyroxene 5-45% clinopyroxene, +/- mica/amphibole/olivine  C 
396 CPXT  Clinopyroxenite - A type of pyroxenite (s.s.) in which the pyroxene is entirely or almost entirely clinopyroxene. In the Rock Classification Scheme, it is a pyroxenite with olivine <10%, clinopyroxene >90% and orthopyroxene <10% of olivine + orthopyroxene + clinopyroxene. British Geological Survey Research Report RR/99/06, section 5.1 and figs. 15, 16.  R  Clinopyroxenite          GRBA  24-FEB-00  TMCM  22-FEB-19    Coarse-grained, av. between 2-16mm normal crystalline intrusive rock; CI M>90%; >90% clinopyroxene <10% olivine & <10% orthopyroxene of Cpx+Ol+Opx, +/- feldspar/amphibole  C 
397 CPZ  Clay, peaty, silty [Unlithified Deposits Coding Scheme]  U  Silty peaty clay [UDCS]  peaty  silty      KAH  10-DEC-02  TMCM  30-AUG-18    Not Available  C 
398 CPZS  Clay, peaty, silty, sandy [Unlithified Deposits Coding Scheme]  U  Sandy silty peaty clay [UDCS]  peaty  silty  sandy    KAH  10-DEC-02  TMCM  30-AUG-18    Not Available  C 
399 CPZSV  Clay, peaty, silty, sandy, gravelly [Unlithified Deposits Coding Scheme]  U  Gravelly sandy silty peaty clay [UDCS]  peaty  silty  sandy  gravelly  KAH  10-DEC-02  TMCM  30-AUG-18    Not Available  C 
400 CS  Clay, sandy [Unlithified Deposits Coding Scheme]  U  Sandy clay [UDCS]  sandy        AWEL  09-JAN-02  TMCM  30-AUG-18    Argillaceous sediment, particles >50% or predominantly clay-grade, <0.004mm. 5-20% siliciclastic sand-grade grains, 0.032-2mm. Composition not defined.  C 

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