| Computer Code: |
S500 |
Preferred Map Code: |
notEntered |
| Status Code: |
Pending Upgrade |
| Age range: |
Pliocene Epoch (NP)
— Pliocene Epoch (NP) |
| Lithological Description: |
Middle of three members of the Coralline Crag Formation (RCG) distinguished by Balson et al. (1993). |
| 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: |
Aldeburgh, Suffolk. |
| Parent Unit: |
Coralline Crag Formation (CCG)
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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 |
Pits around Aldeburgh [TM 45 55], Suffolk (Balson et al., 1993). |
| Reference(s): |
| Balson, P S, Mathers, S J, and Zalasiewicz, J A. 1993. The lithostratigraphy of the Coralline Crag (Pliocene) of Suffolk. Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, Vol. 104, 59-70. |
| 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. |
| 1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: |
| none recorded or not applicable |
