Great Britain Superficial Deposits SupergroupName
96260Province: The whole of Great Britain [England, Scotland and Wales], including the Isle of Man, the Scilly Isles and Scottish islands, together with adjacent offshore areas.
Geologic Age: Neogene Period-Quaternary Period
Other: Clay, diamicton, gravel, peat, sand and silt. Stratified bedrock. Occurs onshore. Deposited during the Neogene Period - to - Quaternary Period (23.03-0 Ma BP). The Great Britain Superficial Deposits Supergroup embraces all natural superficial deposits cropping out in England, Scotland and Wales, and the Isle of Man. Deposits comprise diamicton [including till], sand, gravel, silt and clay. To 200m in onshore Britain Generally sharp but locally gradational unconformable contact with bedrock of Neogene age and older. The ground surface.
Usage: Current name
