| Computer Code: |
MOBAY |
Preferred Map Code: |
notEntered |
| Status Code: |
Full |
| Age range: |
Devensian Stage (QD)
— Devensian Stage (QD) |
| Lithological Description: |
Glaciofluvial and glaciolacustrine sediments including sand, silt and laminated clay with subordinate gravel. |
| Definition of Lower Boundary: |
Overlies extensive deposits of till probably equivalent of the Kirkham Glacigenic Formation (Irish Sea Coast Glacigenic Subgroup). |
| Definition of Upper Boundary: |
Gradational with overlying post-glacial sequence of clay, silt and sand. |
| Thickness: |
0 to 18m |
| Geographical Limits: |
Cumbria, offshore in Morecambe Bay. |
| Parent Unit: |
Irish Sea Coast Glacigenic Subgroup (ISCG)
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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 Section |
Offshore boreholes in Morecambe Bay (Knight, 1977). |
| Reference(s): |
| Knight, J K. 1977. Morecambe Bay feasibility study - sub-surface investigations. Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology, Vol.10. 303-320. |
| Thomas, G S P. 1999. Northern England. 91-98 in Bowen, D Q (Editor), A revised correlation of Quaternary and Neogene deposits in the British Isles. Geological Society Special Report No.23. |
| 1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: |
| none recorded or not applicable |
