The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units — Result Details

Ramsholt Member

Computer Code: S751 Preferred Map Code: notEntered
Status Code: Pending Upgrade
Age range: Pliocene Epoch (NP) — Pliocene Epoch (NP)
Lithological Description: Lowest of three members of the Coralline Crag Formation (RCG) distinguished by Balson et al. (1993).
Definition of Lower Boundary: none recorded or not applicable
Definition of Upper Boundary: none recorded or not applicable
Thickness: none recorded or not applicable
Geographical Limits: Aldeburgh, Suffolk.
Parent Unit: Coralline Crag Formation (CCG)
Previous Name(s): none recorded or not applicable
Alternative Name(s): none recorded or not applicable
Stratotypes:
Type Area  Pits around Aldeburgh [TM 45 55], Suffolk (Balson et al., 1993). 
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. 
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. 
1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used:
none recorded or not applicable