| Computer Code: |
RLTI |
Preferred Map Code: |
notEntered |
| Status Code: |
Full |
| Age range: |
Pleistocene Epoch (QP)
— Pleistocene Epoch (QP) |
| Lithological Description: |
Chalk-rich diamicton. |
| Definition of Lower Boundary: |
Overlies a heavily disturbed Chalk surface. |
| Definition of Upper Boundary: |
none recorded or not applicable
|
| Thickness: |
Up to 4 m thick. |
| Geographical Limits: |
Restricted to the area around Stiffkey, Norfolk. |
| Parent Unit: |
Holderness Formation (HOLD)
|
| Previous Name(s): |
none recorded or not applicable
|
| Alternative Name(s): |
none recorded or not applicable
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| Stratotypes: |
| Type Area |
Restricted to the area around Stiffkey, Norfolk [TF 969 434]. |
| 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. |
| England, A C, and Lee, J A. 1991. Quaternary deposits of the eastern Wash margin. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Norfolk, Vol. 40, 67-99. |
| Hoare, P G, and Connell, E R. 2003. Drift deposits at the Red Lion, Stiffkey, north Norfolk. Quaternary Newsletter, No. 101, 52-54. |
| 1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: |
|
E131
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