| Computer Code: |
RMIS |
Preferred Map Code: |
notEntered |
| Status Code: |
Full |
| Age range: |
Devensian Stage (QD)
— Holocene Epoch (QH) |
| Lithological Description: |
See RMD Raised marine and coastal zone deposits.
Composite deposit: 'Raised Marine Intertidal Deposits': variable lithology - gravel through to clay, may be rich in organic matter; from the marine intertidal coastal zone, but now above the level of the present shoreline as a result of earth movement or a general fall in sea level. 'Raised Subtidal Deposits': also a variable lithology - any deposit laid down in the subtidal zone ie. below mean low water, but now above the level of the present shoreline as a result of earth movement or a general fall in sea level. [Generic description]. |
| Definition of Lower Boundary: |
none recorded or not applicable
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| Definition of Upper Boundary: |
none recorded or not applicable
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| Thickness: |
none recorded or not applicable
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| Geographical Limits: |
none recorded or not applicable
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| Parent Unit: |
Raised marine and coastal zone deposits (RMD)
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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: |
| none recorded or not applicable |
| Reference(s): |
| none recorded or not applicable |
| 1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: |
| none recorded or not applicable |
