| Computer Code: |
HNGR |
Preferred Map Code: |
notEntered |
| Status Code: |
Full |
| Age range: |
Quaternary Period (Q)
— Quaternary Period (Q) |
| Lithological Description: |
Mainly coarse gravel with its base at 53 m above OD. It contains abundant Carboniferous Limestone chert and limestone clasts, the latter particularly as angular cobbles. |
| Definition of Lower Boundary: |
Bedrock. |
| Definition of Upper Boundary: |
Overlain by the Thrussington Till Member. |
| Thickness: |
Up to 3 m. |
| Geographical Limits: |
A series of pits dug at Hathern is the only known locality. |
| Parent Unit: |
Wolston Glacigenic Formation (WOLS)
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| Previous Name(s): |
none recorded or not applicable
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| Alternative Name(s): |
none recorded or not applicable
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| Stratotypes: |
| Type Area |
A series of pits dug at Hathern [SK 503 214] (Brandon, 1995; Carney et al., 2001), the only known locality. |
| Reference(s): |
| McMillan, A A, Hamblin, R J O, and Merritt, J W. 2011. A lithostratigraphical framework for onshore Quaternary and Neogene (Tertiary) superficial deposits of Great Britain and the Isle of Man. British Geological Survey Research Report, RR/10/03. 343pp. |
| Bowen, D Q. 1999. A revised correlation of Quaternary deposits in the British Isles. Geological Society Special Report, No. 23. |
| Carney, J N, Ambrose, K, and Brandon, A. 2001. Geology of the country between Burton, Loughborough and Derby. Description of 1:50k Sheet 141 (England and Wales). |
| Brandon, A. 1995. Geology of the Normanton on Soar area: 1:10 000 Sheet SK 52 SW. Part of 1:50 000 Sheets 141 (Loughborough) and 142 (Melton Mowbray). British Geological Survey Technical Report, WA/94/60. |
| 1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: |
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E141
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