Great Britain Superficial Deposits Supergroup Explained

Great Britain Superficial Deposits Supergroup
Type:Supergroup
Age:Neogene to Quaternary
Period:Quaternary
Prilithology:Till
Otherlithology:Sand, gravel, silt, clay, head, peat etc
Country:England, Scotland, Wales
Subunits:Albion Glacigenic Group, Britannia Catchments Group, British Coastal Deposits Group, Caledonia Glacigenic Group, Crag Group, Dunwich Group, Residual Deposits Group, Brassington Formation
Overlies:Neogene or earlier bedrock
Thickness:up to 200m (700feet)
Extent:all natural superficial deposits in Great Britain and the Isle of Man

The Great Britain Superficial Deposits Supergroup is a Neogene to Quaternary lithostratigraphic supergroup (a sequence of rock strata or other definable geological units) present across Great Britain and the Isle of Man. It includes all of the natural superficial deposits found in Great Britain and comprises the Albion Glacigenic Group, Britannia Catchments Group, British Coastal Deposits Group, Caledonia Glacigenic Group, Crag Group, Dunwich Group and Residual Deposits Group. These deposits include till, sands, gravels, silts, head, clay, peat and other materials.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units - Result Details.