| Computer Code: |
UIST |
Preferred Map Code: |
notEntered |
| Status Code: |
Pending Upgrade |
| Age range: |
Devensian Stage (QD)
— Devensian Stage (QD) |
| Lithological Description: |
Silty clays with sporadic pebbles. |
| Definition of Lower Boundary: |
Often wedges within Stanton Formation, or adjacent to it. |
| Definition of Upper Boundary: |
Often wedges within Stanton Formation, or adjacent to it. |
| Thickness: |
83 metres. Generally developed as wedges within Stanton Formation. This represents near maximum thickness. |
| Geographical Limits: |
Not defined. |
| Parent Unit: |
Stanton Formation (STAN)
|
| Previous Name(s): |
none recorded or not applicable
|
| Alternative Name(s): |
none recorded or not applicable
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| Stratotypes: |
| none recorded or not applicable |
| Reference(s): |
| Davies, H C, Dobson, M R, and Whittington, R J. 1984. A revised seismic stratigraphy for the Quaternary deposits on the inner continental shelf west of Scotland between 55° 30' N and 57° 30' N. Boreas. Vol. 13, 49-66. |
| 1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: |
| none recorded or not applicable |
