| Computer Code: |
FOGR |
Preferred Map Code: |
notEntered |
| Status Code: |
Full |
| Age range: |
Quaternary Period (Q)
— Quaternary Period (Q) |
| Lithological Description: |
Cross stratified and horizontally bedded sand with gravelly beds. Gravels contain a high percentage of quartz and quartzite clasts in addition to flint clasts. |
| Definition of Lower Boundary: |
Conformably overlies the Shouldham Thorpe Gravel Member (Unit 1 Shouldham Sands and Gravels of Lewis, p.127-130 in Lewis et al., 1991). |
| Definition of Upper Boundary: |
Ground surface. |
| Thickness: |
Up to about 3 m. |
| Geographical Limits: |
Restricted to area around Shouldham Thorpe |
| Parent Unit: |
Shouldham Sand and Gravel Formation (SMSG)
|
| Previous Name(s): |
Bytham Sands and Gravels; Unit 2, Shouldham Sands of Lewis, p. 127-130 in Lewis et al., 1991 [Obsolete Name and Code: Use FOGR]
(-2805)
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| Alternative Name(s): |
none recorded or not applicable
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| Stratotypes: |
| Type Section |
Section in Shouldham Thorpe Pit adjacent to 'The Firs' Shouldham Thorpe, Norfolk (Rose, 1987). |
| Reference(s): |
| Rose, J. 1987. Status of the Wolstonian glaciation in the British Quaternary. Quaternary Newsletter, Vol.53, 1-9. |
| Bowen, D Q. 1999. A revised correlation of Quaternary deposits in the British Isles. Geological Society Special Report, No. 23. |
| Lewis, S G. 1991. Shouldham Thorpe, Norfolk. In Central East Anglia and the Fen Basin; field guide. Lewis, G, Whiteman, C A and Bridgland, D R (editors). Quaternary Research Association.127-130. |
| 1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: |
| none recorded or not applicable |
