The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units (September 2017)

The Lexicon of Named Rock Units provides definitions of lithostratigraphic, lithodemic, and litho-morpho-genetic geological units of the United Kingdom and its associated continental shelf. The Lexicon focuses mainly on units of Member, Formation, Group and higher rank (and equivalents) but it also includes information on some units of lesser rank, notably economically important coal seams and laterally extensive marine bands. It includes superficial and bedrock units. It includes synonyms and other names not currently recognised by the BGS or regarded as obsolete. Full Lexicon entries include geological unit name, a persistent unique identifier, map code, currency, rank, parent unit and rank, age, lithology, definitions of boundaries, thickness, previous and alternative names, geographical extent, type localities, and bibliographical references. This dataset is a snapshot of the live database taken on the 14th September 2017.
 
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. The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units (September 2017). https://metadata.bgs.ac.uk/geonetwork/srv/api/records/59aeeb35-ca40-3738-e054-002128a47908

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Date ( Creation )
2017-09-14
Identifier
http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13607204

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GEMET - INSPIRE themes
  • Geology
BGS Thesaurus of Geosciences
  • Rock stratigraphic unit , Stratigraphic nomenclature , Lithologic unit
Keywords
  • NERC_DDC
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English English
Topic category
  • Geoscientific information
Geographic identifier
GB

 

Date ( Revision )
2009

Geographic identifier
UK CONTINENTAL SHELF [id=121701]

 

Date ( Creation )
1979

Geographic identifier
UK [id=139300]

 

Date ( Creation )
1979

Geographic identifier
UKM

 

Date ( Revision )
2009

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Supplemental Information
Includes information imported from earlier databases. The data has been continuously refined and developed to reflect current state of knowledge. The data are incomplete as they are constantly being refined, a flagging system indicates the completeness of individual entries. Detailed definitions only cover land area. A range of Spatial Detail is available. Detailed information available for specific stratotypes. General information for whole UK. There is a degree of logical consistency for entries flagged as 'Formal' or 'Informal'. Other records have varying degrees of logical consistency.

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Conformance result

Date ( Publication )
2011
Explanation
See the referenced specification
Pass
false

Conformance result

Date ( Publication )
2010-12-08
Explanation
See http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:323:0011:0102:EN:PDF
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false
Statement
Includes information imported from earlier databases. Formal records have good lineage and can be traced back to original signed paper records completed by BGS mapping geologists and can be verified by Lexicon Curator and Lexicon Manager.

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2021-12-08
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2.3

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