BGS Sym Index v3 PDF

Cartographic standard geological
symbol index
Version 3
Publications Production
Research Report RR/01/01
BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
RESEARCH REPORT RR/01/01

symbol index
Version 3
C H Mawer
Key words
Geological map; symbols; area

ornaments; line styles.
Bibliographical reference
MAWER C H. 2002.
symbol index. Version 3. British
Geological Survey Research
Report, RR/01/01. 49pp.
ISBN 085272 402 0
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Foreword
This report represents the latest version (version 3) of the

official BGS cartographic symbols, ornaments and line
styles.
Version 1.0 was produced in April 1997, following a

development project to unify 1:10 000 scale and 1:50 000
scale map symbols (CS/R&D/7). Version 2.0 was produced
in February 1999, following geological updates, and
inclusion of line styles and area ornaments (RR-99-05).
Version 3.0 was produced in September 2002, following
geological updates. This version replaces all previous
versions.
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Contents
Foreword i
Contents ii
1 Introduction 1
1.1 Standard geological symbols
2 Symbols 2
2.1 Index of symbols listed alphabetically within
each geological classification 2
2.2 Index of symbols listed alphabetically by
description 22
3 Area ornaments 41
Graphic ornaments listed alphabetically by description
4 Line styles 45
Graphic line styles listed alphabetically by description
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1 Introduction
This document was compiled from information created

using MicroStationä from Bentley Systems and
Fontographer® from Macromedia®. It was also
designed to accompany three Microstation digital libraries
and seven font libraries, which may be released at some
future time.
1.1 STANDARD GEOLOGICAL SYMBOLS
The geological symbols are described in Section 2. The

BGS standard length for an average* symbol is 3mm at
1:25 000 scale and all smaller scale maps, and 4mm for
1:10 000. (*The average symbol being the length of the
main body of the symbol i.e. the length of the Alluvium
symbol without a prefix or suffix).
Each symbol has been given a reference name, which is
primarily used within the Microstation digital library. The
reference names are an abbreviated form of their
description, many are grouped together in their geological
classification with a common prefix as follows:
ALV Alluvial deposits

BRK Brickearth
GFL Glaciofluvial deposits
GLA Glaciolacustrine deposits
GL Glacial deposits
IGL Interglacial deposits
LAC Lacustrine deposits
MA Marine deposits
RM Raised marine deposits
RS Rock symbols
RT River terrace deposits
S Structural symbols
SG Sand and gravel.
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2.1
SECTION 5
SYMBOLS
CARTO.CEL
INDEX LISTED BY GEOLOGICAL
CLASSIFICATION
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2.1 SYMBOLS INDEX LISTED BY CLASSIFICATION
FONT &
CLASSIFICATION DESCRIPTION REF NAME SYMBOL KEYSTROKE
NO.
BGSArtificial
DRIFT
Chemical
ARTIFICIAL
DEPOSITS
Small area of made ground, backfilled pit ART_BP A 65
Small area of made ground, above surface ART_AS C 67
Small area of worked ground ART_WG B 66
Small area of landslip MSM_L P 80
MASS-
MOVEMENT
Blockfield BLOC E 69
Coombe deposits COD F 70
Clay-with-flints CWF G 71
Sand in clay-with-flints CWF_S D 68
Debris cone DCON H 72
Head or hillwash HEAD I 73
Head 1 HEAD1 M 77
Head 2 HEAD2 N 78
Blanket head / regolith HEAD_R K 75
Head, Burton Lazars HEADBL p 112
Head, Colluvium HEAD_C q 113
Gravelly head HEAD_G J 74
Head, Little Dalby HEADLD r 114
Head, Pen Hill HEADPH s 115
Sandy head HEAD_S L 76
Valley bottom head HEAD_V t 116
Pebbly clay and sand PBS Q 81
Scree / talus SCRE R 82
Inactive scree / talus SCRE_I T 84
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BGSArtificial
AEOLIAN Chemical
DEPOSITS
Blown sand BLS W 87
Blown sand, 1 BLS_1 X 88
Brickearth BRK_ Y 89
Brickearth, Dartford Silt BRK_DA Z 90
Brickearth, Enfield Silt BRK_ES [ 91
Brickearth, Ilford Silt BRK_IL \ 92
Brickearth, Langley Silt BRK_LS ] 93
Brickearth, Wolston Clay BRK_WC ^ 94
Loess LOESS _ 95
ORGANIC
DEPOSITS
Peat PEAT c 99
Basin peat PEA_BA l 108
Blanket peat PEA_BL m 109
Fen peat PEA_FN n 110
Hill peat PEA_H o 111
Nordelph peat PEAT_N e 101
Peat flow PEAT_F d 100
Submerged forest PET_SF f 102
Diatomite DIAT a 97
Diatomite, fluvial DIAT_F b 98
Shell marl SLM g 103
CHEMICAL
/ORGANIC
DEPOSITS Bog iron ore ORE j 106
Calcareous tufa TUFA_C h 104
Tufa TUFA k 107
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BGSFluvial
FLUVIAL
DEPOSITS
Alluvial fan deposits ALV_FN G 71
Alluvial fan deposits, gravel ALV_FG F 70
Alluvium ALV A 65
Alluvium, 1 ALV_1 B 66
Alluvium, clay ALV_C C 67
Alluvium, sand and gravel ALV_SG H 72
River Terraces Arun Terrace Deposits, 1st RT_A1 K 75
Arun Terrace Deposits, 2nd RT_A2 L 76
Arun Terrace Deposits, 3rd RT_A3 M 77
Arun Terrace Deposits, 4th RT_A4 N 78
Arun Terrace Deposits, 5th RT_A5 O 79
Arun Terrace Deposits, 6th RT_A6 P 80
Arun Terrace Deposits, 7th RT_A7 Q 81
Balderton Sand and Gravel RT_BDN Y 89
Bank Farm Terrace RT_B U 85
Bassingfield Sand and Gravel RT_BS b 98
Beaconsfield Gravel RT_BC9 X 88
Beenham Grange Gravel RT_BG2 \ 92
Beenham Stocks Gravel RT_BS7 c 99
Beeston Sand and Gravel RT_BEE Z 90
Belton Sand and Gravel RT_BEL [ 91
Birstall Sand and Gravel RT_BIR ^ 94
Black Park Gravel RT_BPG a 97
Blackwater Terrace Deposits, 3rd RT_B3 V 86
Blackwater Terrace Deposits, 4th RT_B4 W 87
Boyn Hill Gravel RT_BH ] 93
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BGSFluvial
River Terraces
(continued)
Bramley Wey Terrace Deposits, 2nd RT_BW2 d 100
Bucklebury Gravel RT_BK8 _ 95
Brooksby Sand and Gravel RT_BKY à 0224
Bunny Sand and Gravel RT_BN á 0225
Bytham Sand and Gravel RT_BTH â 0226
Caesar's Camp Gravel RT_CCG Ø 0216
Cheltenham Sand and Gravel ALV_CH D 68
Combe Member RT_CM e 101
Corbets Tey Gravel RT_CY Ù 0217
Daylesford Member, 1st RT_DM1 g 103
Dollis Hill Gravel RT_DH f 102
Dry valley deposits ALV_DV E 69
Eagle Moor Sand and Gravel RT_EM Þ 0222
Eggington Common Sand and Gravel RT_EC h 104
Etwall Sand and Gravel RT_ET j 106
Fen Sand and Gravel RT_FG k 107
Finsbury Gravel RT_FIN l 108
Fluvial Sand and Gravel RT_FSG n 110
Freeland Member RT_FR m 109
Fulbeck Sand and Gravel RT_FUL o 111
Gerrards Cross Gravel RT_GC r 114
Godalming Wey Deposits, 1st RT_GW1 s 115
Godalming Wey Deposits, 1a RT_G1A p 112
Godalming Wey Deposits, 1b RT_G1B q 113
Godalming Wey Deposits, 2nd RT_GW2 t 116
Godalming Wey Deposits, 3rd RT_GW3 u 117
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BGSFluvial
River Terraces
(continued)
Hackney Gravel RT_HA x 120
Hanborough Member RT_H4 w 119
Holme Pierrepont Sand and Gravel RT_HP z 122
Kempton Park Gravel RT_KP { 123
Knighton Sand and Gravel RT_KN | 124
Leaves Green Gravel RT_LG } 125
Leen Sand and Gravel RT_LN ¡ 0161
Little Hereford River Terrace RT_H v 118
Lynch Hill Gravel RT_LH ~ 126
Northmoor Member RT_N1 ¢ 0162
Ockbrook Sand and Gravel RT_OcK £ 0163
Rissington Member RT_RM1 ¤ 0164
River Avon Deposits, 1st RT_AV1 S 83
River Avon Deposits, 2nd RT_AV2 T 84
River Severn Deposits, 1st RT_S1 ¬ 0172
River Severn Deposits, 2nd RT_S2 ² 0178
River Severn Deposits, 3rd RT_S3 ³ 0179
River terrace deposits, 1st RT01 Ä 0196
River terrace deposits,1a RT01A Å 0197
River terrace deposits,1b RT01B Æ 0198
River terrace deposits,1c RT01C Ç 0199
River terrace deposits, 1st - 2nd RT01-2 È 0200
River terrace deposits, 2nd RT02 É 0201
River terrace deposits, 2nd - 3rd RT02-3 × 0215
River terrace deposits, 3rd RT03 Ê 0202
River terrace deposits, 4th RT04 Ë 0203
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BGSFluvial
River Terraces
(continued)
River terrace deposits, 5th RT05 Ì 0204
River terrace deposits, 5th - 6th RT05-6 Û 0219
River terrace deposits, 6th RT06 Í 0205
River terrace deposits, 7th RT07 Î 0206
River terrace deposits, 8th RT08 Ï 0207
River terrace deposits, 9th RT09 Ð 0208
River terrace deposits 10th RT10 Ñ 0209
River terrace deposits, 11th RT11 Ò 0210
River terrace deposits, 12th RT12 Ó 0211
River terrace deposits, 13th RT13 Ô 0212
River terrace deposits, 14th RT14 Õ 0213
River terrace deposits, 15th RT15 Ö 0214
River terrace deposits, undifferentiated RT_U ¸ 0184
River Worfe Deposits, undifferentiated RT_WF Ú 0218
River Worfe Terrace Deposits, 1st RT_WF1 ¹ 0185
River Worfe Terrace Deposits, 2nd RT_WF2 º 0186
River Wye Terrace Deposits, 1st RT_WY1 Â 0194
River Wye Terrace Deposits, 2nd RT_WY2 Ã 0195
Rother Terrace Deposits, 1st RT_RO1 ¥ 0165
Rother Terrace Deposits, 2nd RT_RO2 ¦ 0166
Rother Terrace Deposits, 3rd RT_RO3 § 0167
Rother Terrace Deposits, 4th RT_RO4 ¨ 0168
Rother Terrace Deposits, 5th RT_RO5 © 0169
Rother Terrace Deposits, undifferentiated RT_ROU ª 0170
Shakenhurst Terrace RT_S « 0171
Shepperton Gravel RT_SH ¯ 0175
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River Terraces
BGSFluvial
(continued)
Sherborne Member, 1st terrace RT_SM1 ± 0177
Sherborne Member, 2nd terrace RT_SM2 ´ 0180
Silchester Gravel RT_SL6 ® 0174
Summertown Radley Member, 2nd terrace RT_SR2 ß 0223
Surrey Hill Gravel RT_SHG ° 0176
Syston Sand and Gravel RT_SYS µ 0181
Taplow Gravel RT_TAP ¶ 0182
Thatcham Gravel RT_TH3 · 0183
Wanlip Sand and Gravel RT_WAN » 0187
Warp ALV_W I 73
Westland Green Gravel RT_WG ½ 0189
Westmill Lower Gravel RT_WM À 0192
Whatton Sand and Gravel RT_WH ¾ 0190
Winter Hill Gravel RT_WH7 ¿ 0191
Wolvercote Member RT_WO3 Á 0193
Woodford Gravel RT_WD ¼ 0188
BGSMarine
LACUSTRINE
DEPOSITS
Lacustrine deposits LAC } 125
Lacustrine deposits 1 LAC1 £ 0163
Lacustrine deposits 2 LAC2 ¤ 0164
Lacustrine deposits 3 LAC3 ¥ 0165
Lacustrine delta deposits LAC_D ~ 126
Lacustrine shoreface and beach deposits LAC_SB ¢ 0162
Lacustrine shoreface and beach deposits 5 LAC_S5 ¡ 0161
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BGSMarine
MARINE
DEPOSITS
Bank deposits MA_B H 72
Bank deposits, sand MA_BS L 76
Barroway Drove Beds MA_BDB D 68
Chenier deposits MA_CH ` 96
Netley Heath Deposits MA_NET § 0167
Coastal barrier deposits MA_CB E 69
Coastal barrier, sand and gravel MA_SGC R 82
Coastal zone deposits, undifferentiated MA_CZ a 97
Intertidal deposits, undifferentiated MA_I b 98
Marine band MA_MB I 73
Marine beach deposits MA_BE C 67
Marine deposits, undifferentiated MA_MA G 71
Marine deposits, sand and gravel MA_SG Q 81
Mud deposits MA_M F 70
Saltmarsh deposits MA_SM W 87
Sand and silt deposits MA_SSI X 88
Sand deposits MA_S K 75
Sand, tabular or sheet deposits MA_SST Y 89
Shell bank (mussel band) MA_SHB U 85
Shoreface deposits MA_SF d 100
Shoreface deposits, sand MA_SFS P 80
Shoreface deposits, sand and gravel MA_SSG S 83
Silt deposits MA_SI V 86
Storm beach deposits MA_SB c 99
Storm beach deposits, 1 MA_SB1 M 77
Storm beach deposits, gravel MA_SBG O 79
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MARINE BGSMarine
DEPOSITS
(continued) Supratidal deposits undifferentiated MA_SU T 84
Tabular or sheet deposits MA_ST Z 90
Tidal flat deposits MA_TF ^ 94
Tidal flat deposits, 1 MA_TF1 [ 91
Tidal, river or creek deposits MA_TR \ 92
Tidal, river or creek deposits, mud MA_TRM ] 93
Tidal, river or creek deposits, mud and gravel MA_TMG J 74
Washover deposits MA_WO _ 95
RAISED MARINE
Beach deposits RM_SB2 r 114
DEPOSITS
Brackish lagoon RM_BL ¨ 0168
Delta deposits, sand and gravel RM_DS k 107
Flandrian deposits RM_FL l 108
Intertidal RM_IN m 109
Late glacial RM_LG | 124
Post glacial RM_PG q 113
Raised marine delta deposits RM_D j 106
Raised marine deposits RM e 101
Raised marine deposits, clay RM_C { 123
Raised marine deposits, high RM_2 g 103
Raised marine deposits, highest RM_3 h 104
Raised marine deposits, low RM_1 f 102
Raised marine deposits, March Gravels RM_MG o 111
Raised marine deposits, mud RM_M n 110
Raised marine deposits, Nor Valley Clay RM_NV p 112
Raised marine deposits, sand and gravel RM_SG u 117
Raised marine deposits, silt and clay RM_SC t 116
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RAISED MARINE BGSMarine
DEPOSITS
(continued) Raised marine deposits, Terrington Beds RM_TB w 119
Raised marine deposits, Tottenhill Gravels RM_TO y 121
Raised marine, tidal, river or creek deposits RM_TF x 120
Raised tidal flat deposits of Flandrian age RM_TRF z 122
Shore beach deposits of Flandrian age RM_SBF s 115
Subtidal RM_SU v 118
BGSGlacial
INTERGLACIAL
Interglacial lacustrine deposits IGL_LA D 68
Interglacial deposits, undifferentiated IGL A 65
Interglacial fluvial deposits IGL_FL C 67
Interglacial marine deposits, undifferentiated IGL_MA E 69
Interglacial marine shore beach deposits IGL_MS F 70
GLACIAL
Diamicton DM ¦ 0166
DEPOSITS
Glacial deposits GL [ 91
Crag with tail GL_CG \ 92
Hummocky glacial and Morainic deposits GL_HMC ] 93
Muddy sand and gravel GL_MSG ^ 94
Glaciofluvial deposits, undifferentiated GFL K 75

Glaciofluvial
deposits
Baginton Sand and Gravel GFL_B M 77
Burtle Beds, GFL_BU ~ 0126
Corton Formation GFL_CO ¡ 0161
Deltaic and / or fan deposits GFL_D N 78
Lochton Sand and Gravel Formation (East

Grampian Drift Group)
GFL_EG § 0167
Eagle Moor Sand and Gravel GFL_EM O 79
Holderness Formation GFL_HO ¢ 0162
Ice-contact GFL_IC P 80
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GLACIAL BGSGlacial
DEPOSITS
Irish Sea Ice Sheet (sheet deposits) GFL_IT ´ 0180
Glaciofluvial
Deposits (continued)
Irish Sea Ice Sheet, undifferentiated GFL_I µ 0181
Lowestoft Formation GFL_L £ 0163
Drumlithie Sand and Gravel (Mearns Drift

Group)
GFL_MD ¨ 0168
Moreton Member GFL_MT Q 81
Overstrand Formation GFL_O ¤ 0164
Oadby Member GFL_OD R 82
Pre-Devensian GFL_PD S 83
Sheet deposits, 1st GFL_S1 T 84
Sheet deposits, 2nd GFL_S2 U 85
Sheet deposits, 3rd GFL_S3 V 86
Sand and gravel GFL_SG W 87
Sheet deposits GFL_SH X 88
Wigston Sand and Gravel GFL_WI © 0169
Woolford Heath Member GFL_WL Y 89
Wolston Sand and Gravel GFL_WO Z 90
Glaciolacustrine Glaciolacustrine deposits GLA a 97
Glaciolacustrine deposits 1 GLA1 k 107
Glaciolacustrine deposits 2 GLA2 l 108
Clay GLA_C b 97
Delta deposits, sand and gravel GLA_DG c 99
Delta deposits GLA_DL d 100
Delta deposits, sand GLA_DS e 101
Glen Dye Silts Formation (East Grampian

Drift Group)
GLA_EG ª 0170
Findern Clay GLA_FC f 102
Silt and clay GLA_M g 103
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Glaciomarine BGSGlacial
Ury Silts Formation (Mearns Drift Group) GLA_MD « 0171
Silt and clay, 1st GLA_M1 h 104
Rotherby clay GLA_RO ¬ 0172
Sand GLA_S _ 95
Sand and gravel GLA_SG j 106
Glaciomarine deposits GLM m 109
Ardersier Silts Formation, GLM_A ® 0174
Till Till or boulder clay TIL n 110
Benholm Clay Formation TIL_BB ¯ 175
Wragby, Calcethorpe & Belmont TIL_C q 113
Corton Formation TIL_CO u 117
Banchory Till Formation (east Grampian

Drift Group)
TIL_EG ° 0176
Holderness Formation TIL_HO v 118
Irish Sea Ice Sheet TIL_I ³ 0179
Lowestoft Formation TIL_L w 119
Marsh Till TIL_M r 114
Mill of Forest Formation (Mearns Drift

Group)
TIL_MD ± 0177
Moreton Member TIL_MT s 115
Overstrand Formation TIL_O | 124
Oadby Till TIL_OD x 120
Oadby Till (Lias-rich) TIL_OL y 121
Oadby Till (Trias-rich) TIL_OT ² 0178
Ruddington Moor Till TIL_RM } 125
Thrussington Till TIL_TH { 123
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BGSMisc
MISCELLANEOUS
DRIFT
Anker Sand and Gravel SG_A a 97
Chelsfield Gravel SG_CH b 98
Dunsmore Gravel SG_DG c 99
Erratic ERRAT ` 96
Hathern Gravel SG_HAT d 100
Sand and gravel, age uncertain SG_U f 102
Stanmore Gravel SG_ST e 101
Upton Sand and Gravel SG_UP g 103
Well Hill Gravel SG_WH h 104
BGSLandform
LANDFORM
Fall of glacial drainage channel GDC_FA B 66
Glacial drainage channel, front GDC_F A 65
Glacial striae GLST F 70
Glacial striae direction of ice flow GLSTI G 71
Kettle hollow KH H 72
Roche moutonnée GL_RM D 68
Roche moutonnée with striae GL_RMS E 69
Rockhead or bedrock ROCK I 73
Single sided glacial drainage channel GDC_S C 67
ROCK SYMBOLS
Acid tuff RS_ATF L 76
Acid tuffite RS_ATT M 77
Aplite RS_APL K 75
Basic tuff RS_BTF \ 92
Basic tuffite RS_BTT ] 93
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BGSLandform
ROCK SYMBOLS
(continued)
Cataclastic (Metamorphic) RS_BEM N 78
Cataclastic rocks RS_BET O 79
Foliated RS_FOL R 82
Grandiorite X RS_GRX S 83
Microdiorite RS_P W 87
Microgranite RS_FG P 80
Mylonitic (metamorphic) RS_MU1 V 86
Mylonitic rocks RS_MU U 85
Pegmatite RS_PEG X 88
Pseudotachylitic RS_KAP T 84
Rhyolite RS_R Y 89
Sheared rock (igneous and metamorphic) RS_SH Z 90
BGSStructural
STRUCTURAL
SYMBOLS
Corrugated strata, low dip S_ISCL ? 63
Bedding Corrugated foliation S_ISCF c 99
Cross-bedding of foresets S_CBF A 65
Direction of younging S_DY C 67
Dune-bedding S_DB B 66
General dip S_GDIP D 68
General dip, underground S_GDUP E 69
Gently inclined strata S_GIS F 70
Gently undulating strata S_GUS G 71
Highly inclined strata S_ISH L 76
Horizontal overturned strata S_HOS H 72
Horizontal strata S_HS I 73
Inclined strata 1 S_IS1 J 74
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STRUCTURAL
BGSStructural
SYMBOLS
Bedding (continued) Inclined strata 2 S_IS2 K 75
Inclined strata, overturned S_ISO M 77
Inclined strata, uncertain S_ISU O 79
Inclined strata, underground S_ISUD R 82
Strike of strata S_STS W 87
Undulating bed, inclined S_UIS T 84
Undulating vertical strata S_UVS U 85
Vertical strata S_VS V 86
Horizontal foliation S_HF k 107

Foliation or
layering
Inclined foliation S_IF o 111
Strike of foliation S_STF l 108
Undulating foliation S_UF m 109
Vertical foliation S_VF n 110
Vertical foliation, general corrugated strike S_VFC j 106

Cleavage /
schistosity
Direction of cleavage S_DC Y 89
Horizontal cleavage S_HC Z 90
Inclined cleavage S_IC [ 91
Inclined cleavage, sandstone S_ICS \ 92
Sheared rock S_SR b 98
Strike of cleavage S_STC ^ 94
Undulating cleavage, inclined S_UCI _ 95
Vertical cleavage S_VC ` 96
Vertical cleavage in sandstone S_VCS a 97
Horizontal joint S_HJ Ì 0204
Inclined joint S_IJ Í 0205
Vertical joint S_VJ Î 0206
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Linear structures BGSStructural
Horizontal lineation S_HLI ¨ 0168
Plunging lineation S_PLI © 0169
Vertical lineation S_VLI ª 0170
Igneous rocks Horizontal flow jointing S_HFJ w 119
Horizontal primary crystal alignment S_HPCA s 115
Horizontal primary planar fabric in igneous

S_HPPF t 116
rocks
Horizontal relict, planar fabric in plutonic
S_HR u 117
rocks
Horizontal welding foliation S_HWF v 118
Inclined flow jointing S_IFJ w 119
Inclined primary crystal alignment S_IPCA x 120
Inclined primary planar fabric S_IPP y 121
Inclined primary planar fabric, overturned S_IPPO z 122
Inclined relict, planar fabric in plutonic rocks S_IR { 123
Inclined welding foliation S_IWF | 124
Strike of primary planar fabric S_STPP } 125
Strike of welding foliation S_STWF ~ 126
Vertical flow jointing S_VFJ ¦ 0166
Vertical primary crystal alignment S_VPCA ¢ 0162
Vertical primary planar fabric S_VPP £ 0163
Vertical relict, planar fabric in plutonic rocks S_VR ¤ 0164
Vertical welding foliation S_VWF ¥ 0165
Major folds Anticline axial plane S_ACAP ® 0174
Synclinal axial plane S_SCAP ¯ 0175
Synform axial plane S_SFAP ° 0176
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STRUCTURAL
BGSStructural
SYMBOLS
Minor folds Axis of minor anticline S_AMA ´ 0180
Axis of minor fold S_AMF µ 0181
Axis of minor syncline S_AMS ¶ 0182
Horizontal axial plane of minor fold S_HAPM ½ 0189
Horizontal axis of minor anticline S_HAMA ¹ 0185
Horizontal axis of minor fold S_HAMF º 0186
Horizontal axis of minor fold, phase 1 S_HAM1 ¸ 0184
Horizontal axis of minor monocline S_HAMM » 0187
Horizontal axis of minor syncline S_HAMS ¼ 0188
Inclined axial plane of minor fold S_IAPM ¾ 0189
Locality with refolded minor folds S_LOC ¿ 0190
Minor fold, low angle of plunge S_MFLA ³ 0179
Overturned anticline S_ANO · 0183
Overturned syncline S_SYNO Â 0194
Plunge axis of minor fold S_PMF À 0192
Strike axial plane minor fold S_STAM Ä 0196
Vertical axial plane of minor fold S_VAPM Ã 0195
Vertical axis of minor fold S_VAMF Å 0197
Vergence
Axis of minor fold showing direction of vergen S_AMFV Æ 0198
Dextral vergence of minor fold S_DXVM È 0200
Direction of vergence of minor fold S_DVMF Ç 0199
Neutral vergence of minor fold S_NVMF É 0201
Sinistral vergence of minor fold S_SVMF Ê 0202
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Faults and related
BGSStructural
structures
Fault movement FLT_MV d 100
Fault terminator FLT_TR f 102
Mineral vein dip S_MVFD g 103
Strike slip fault FLT_S e 101
Thrust barb TBARB h 104
OTHER SYMBOLS BGSMisc
Adit ADIT A 65
Adit, abandoned ADIT_A B 66
Adit, unknown orientation ADIT_U C 67
Borehole BH D 68
Borehole, uncertain BH_UN F 70
Borehole, underground BH_UD E 69
Dip of igneous contact S_DIP

T 84
Fossil locality FOSSL J 74
Inclination of dyke S_IDY k 107
Location, with specific note SPNT W 87
Mineral locality MLOC L 76
Photo in BGS collection PHOTO N 78
Pit or mine shaft PIT O 79
Pit or mine shaft, abandoned, or denehole PIT_A P 80
Pit or mine shaft, abandoned, site uncertain PIT_U Q 81
Pit shaft, underground PIT_UD R 82
Rock slice, petrographic SLICE V 86
Site of former mine SFM U 85
Small isolated exposure EXP I 73
Spring or group of springs SPRING j 106
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OTHER SYMBOLS
BGSMisc
(continued)
Surface section SURF_S X 88
Swallow hole SWH Y 89
Trench TRE [ 91
Underground spot level UDSPOT \ 92
Well BH_WL G 71
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2.1
2.2
SYMBOLS
INDEX LISTED BY DESCRIPTION
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2.2 SYMBOLS INDEX LISTED BY DESCRIPTION
DESCRIPTION REF NAME SYMBOL A-Z
Acid tuff RS_ATF L A
Acid tuffite RS_ATT M
Adit ADIT A
Adit, abandoned ADIT_A B
Adit, unknown orientation ADIT_U C
Alluvial fan deposits ALV_FN G
Alluvial fan deposits, gravel ALV_FG F
Alluvium ALV A
Alluvium, 1 ALV_1 B
Alluvium, clay ALV_C C
Alluvium, sand and gravel ALV_SG H
Anker Sand and Gravel SG_A a
Anticline axial plane S_ACAP ®
Anticline, overturned S_ANO ·
Aplite RS_APL K
Ardersier Silts Formation, glaciomarine deposits GLM_A ®
Arun Terrace Deposits, 1st RT_A1 K
Arun Terrace Deposits, 2nd RT_A2 L
Arun Terrace Deposits, 3rd RT_A3 M
Arun Terrace Deposits, 4th RT_A4 N
Arun Terrace Deposits, 5th RT_A5 O
Arun Terrace Deposits, 6th RT_A6 P
Arun Terrace Deposits, 7th RT_A7 Q
Axis of minor anticline S_AMA ´
Axis of minor fold S_AMF µ
Axis of minor fold showing direction of vergence S_AMFV Æ
Axis of minor syncline S_AMS ¶
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Baginton Sand and Gravel, glaciofluvial deposits GFL_B M B
Balderton Sand and Gravel RT_BDN Y
Banchory Till Formation (east Grampian Drift Group), till TIL_EG °
Bank deposits MA_B H
Bank deposits, sand MA_BS L
Bank Farm Terrace RT_B U
Barroway Drove Beds, marine deposit MA_BDB D
Basic tuff RS_BTF \
Basic tuffite RS_BTT ]
Basin peat PEA_BA l
Bassingfield Sand and Gravel RT_BS b
Beach deposits, raised marine deposits RM_SB2 r
Beaconsfield Gravel RT_BC9 X
Beenham Grange Gravel RT_BG2 \
Beenham Stocks Gravel RT_BS7 c
Beeston Sand and Gravel RT_BEE Z
Belton Sand and Gravel RT_BEL [
Benholm Clay Formation, till TIL_BB ¯
Birstall Sand and Gravel RT_BIR ^
Black Park Gravel RT_BPG a
Blackwater Terrace Deposits, 3rd RT_B3 V
Blackwater Terrace Deposits, 4th RT_B4 W
Blanket head / regolith HEAD_R K
Blanket peat PEA_BL m
Blockfield BLOC E
Blown sand BLS W
Blown sand, 1 BLS_1 X
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Bog iron ore ORE j B
Borehole BH D
Borehole, uncertain BH_UN F
Borehole, underground BH_UD E
Boyn Hill Gravel RT_BH ]
Brackish lagoon RM_BL ¨
Bramley Wey Terrace Deposits, 2nd RT_BW2 d
Brickearth BRK_ Y
Brooksby Sand and Gravel RT_BKY à
Bucklebury Gravel RT_BK8 _
Bunny Sand and Gravel RT_BN á
Burtle Beds, glaciofluvial deposits GFL_BU ~
Bytham Sand and Gravel RT_BTH â
Caesar's Camp Gravel RT_CCG Ø C
Calcareous tufa TUFA_C h
Cataclastic (metamorphic) RS_BEM N
Cataclastic rocks RS_BET O
Chelsfield Gravel SG_CH b
Cheltenham Sand and Gravel ALV_CH D
Chenier deposits MA_CH `
Clay, glaciolacustrine deposits GLA_C b
Clay-with-flints CWF G
Coastal barrier deposits MA_CB E
Coastal barrier, sand and gravel MA_SGC R
Coastal zone deposits, undifferentiated MA_CZ a
Combe Member (river terrace) RT_CM e
Coombe Deposits COD F
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Corbets Tey Gravel RT_CY Ù C
Corrugated foliation S_ISCF c
Corrugated strata, low dip S_ISCL ?
Corrugated strike (general) vertical foliation S_VFC j
Corton Formation, glaciofluvial deposits GFL_CO ¡
Corton Formation, till TIL_CO u
Crag with tail GL_CG \
Cross-bedding of foresets S_CBF A
Dartford Silt (brickearth) BRK_DA Z D
Daylesford Member, 1st river terrace RT_DM1 g
Debris cone DCON H
Delta deposits GLA_DL d
Delta deposits, sand GLA_DS e
Delta deposits, sand and gravel, raised marine RM_DS k
Delta deposits, sand and gravel, glacial GLA_DG c
Deltaic and / or fan deposits GFL_D N
Dextral vergence of minor fold S_DXVM È
Diamicton DM ¦
Diatomite DIAT a
Diatomite, fluvial DIAT_F b
Dip of igneous contact S_DIP T
Dip, general S_GDIP D
Dip, general, underground S_GDUP E
Dip, mineral vein S_MVFD g
Direction of cleavage S_DC Y
Direction of vergence of minor fold S_DVMF Ç
Direction of younging S_DY C
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Dollis Hill Gravel RT_DH f D

Drumlithie Sand and Gravel (Mearns Drift Group), glaciofluvial
deposits
GFL_MD ¨
Dry valley deposits ALV_DV E
Dune-bedding S_DB B
Dunsmore Gravel SG_DG c
Eagle Moor Sand and Gravel RT_EM Þ E
Eagle Moor Sand and Gravel, glaciofluvial deposits GFL_EM O
Eggington Common Sand and Gravel RT_EC h
Enfield Silt (brickearth) BRK_ES [
Erratic ERRAT `
Etwall Sand and Gravel RT_ET j
Fall of glacial drainage channel GDC_FA B F
Fan deposits and / or deltaic GFL_D N
Fault movement FLT_MV d
Fault terminator FLT_TR f
Fault, strike slip FLT_S e
Fen peat PEA_FN n
Fen sand and gravel RT_FG k
Findern Clay GLA_FC f
Finsbury Gravel RT_FIN l
Flandrian deposits RM_FL l
Fluvial sand and gravel RT_FSG n
Foliated RS_FOL R
Fossil locality FOSSL J
Freeland Member river terrace RT_FR m
Fulbeck Sand and Gravel RT_FUL o
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General dip S_GDIP D G
General dip, underground S_GDUP E
Gently inclined strata S_GIS F
Gently undulating strata S_GUS G
Gerrards Cross Gravel RT_GC r
Glacial deposits GL [
Glacial drainage channel, front GDC_F A
Glacial striae GLST F
Glacial striae direction of ice flow GLSTI G
Glaciofluvial deposits, undifferentiated GFL K
Glaciolacustrine deposits GLA a
Glaciolacustrine deposits 1 GLA1 k
Glaciolacustrine deposits 2 GLA2 l
Glaciomarine deposits GLM m

Glen Dye Silts Formation (East Grampian Drift Group),
glaciolacustrine deposits
GLA_EG ª
Godalming Wey Deposits, 1a river terrace deposit RT_G1A p
Godalming Wey Deposits, 1b river terrace deposit RT_G1B q
Godalming Wey Deposits, 1st river terrace deposit RT_GW1 s
Godalming Wey Deposits, 2nd river terrace deposit RT_GW2 t
Godalming Wey Deposits, 3rd river terrace deposit RT_GW3 u
Grandiorite X RS_GRX S
Gravelly head HEAD_G J
Hackney Gravel RT_HA x H
Hanborough Member river terrace RT_H4 w
Hathern Gravel SG_HAT d
Head 1 HEAD1 M
Head 2 HEAD2 N
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Head or hillwash HEAD I H
Head, Burton Lazars HEADBL p
Head, Colluvium HEAD_C q
Head, Little Dalby HEADLD r
Head, Pen Hill HEADPH s
High raised marine deposits RM_2 g
Highest raised marine deposits RM_3 h
Highly inclined strata S_ISH L
Hill peat PEA_H o
Holderness Formation, glaciofluvial deposits GFL_HO ¢
Holderness Formation, till TIL_HO v
Holme Pierrepont Sand and Gravel RT_HP z
Horizontal axial plane of minor fold S_HAPM ½
Horizontal axis of minor anticline S_HAMA ¹
Horizontal axis of minor fold S_HAMF º
Horizontal axis of minor fold, phase 1 S_HAM1 ¸
Horizontal axis of minor monocline S_HAMM »
Horizontal axis of minor syncline S_HAMS ¼
Horizontal cleavage S_HC Z
Horizontal flow jointing S_HFJ w
Horizontal foliation S_HF k
Horizontal joint S_HJ Ì
Horizontal lineation S_HLI ¨
Horizontal overturned strata S_HOS H
Horizontal primary crystal alignment S_HPCA s
Horizontal primary planar fabric in igneous rocks S_HPPF t
Horizontal relict, planar fabric in plutonic rocks S_HR u
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Horizontal strata S_HS I H
Horizontal welding foliation S_HWF v
Hummocky glacial and morainic deposits GL_HMC ]
Ice-contact, glaciofluvial deposits GFL_IC P I
Ilford Silt (brickearth) BRK_IL \
Inactive scree / talus SCRE_I T
Inclination of dyke S_IDY k
Inclined strata (highly) S_ISH L
Inclined axial plane of minor fold S_IAPM ¾
Inclined cleavage S_IC [
Inclined cleavage, sandstone S_ICS \
Inclined flow jointing S_IFJ w
Inclined foliation S_IF o
Inclined joint S_IJ Í
Inclined primary crystal alignment S_IPCA x
Inclined primary planar fabric S_IPP y
Inclined primary planar fabric, overturned S_IPPO z
Inclined relict, planar fabric in plutonic rocks S_IR {
Inclined strata (gently) S_GIS F
Inclined strata 1 S_IS1 J
Inclined strata 2 S_IS2 K
Inclined strata, overturned S_ISO M
Inclined strata, uncertain S_ISU O
Inclined strata, underground S_ISUD R
Inclined welding foliation S_IWF |
Interglacial lacustrine deposits IGL_LA D
Interglacial deposits, undifferentiated IGL A
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Interglacial fluvial deposits IGL_FL C I
Interglacial marine deposits, undifferentiated IGL_MA E
Interglacial marine shore beach deposits IGL_MS F
Intertidal RM_IN m
Intertidal deposits, undifferentiated MA_I b
Irish Sea Ice Sheet, (sheet deposits) glaciofluvial deposits GFL_IT ´
Irish Sea Ice sheet, till TIL_I ³
Irish Sea Ice Sheet, undifferentiated, glaciofluvial deposits GFL_I µ
Kempton Park Gravel RT_KP { K
Kettle hollow KH H
Knighton Sand and Gravel RT_KN |
Lacustrine delta deposits LAC_D ~ L
Lacustrine deposits LAC }
Lacustrine deposits 1 LAC1 £
Lacustrine deposits 2 LAC2 ¤
Lacustrine deposits 3 LAC3 ¥
Lacustrine shoreface and beach deposits LAC_SB ¢
Lacustrine shoreface and beach deposits 5 LAC_S5 ¡
Landslip, small area MSM_L P
Langley Silt (brickearth) BRK_LS ]
Late Glacial, raised marine deposits RM_LG |
Leaves Green Gravel RT_LG }
Leen Sand and Gravel RT_LN ¡
Little Hereford river terrace RT_H v
Locality with refolded minor folds S_LOC ¿
Location with specific note SPNT W
Lochton Sand and Gravel Formation (East Grampian Drift Group) GFL_EG §
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Loess LOESS _ L
Low raised marine deposits RM_1 f
Lowestoft Formation, glaciofluvial deposits GFL_L £
Lowestoft Formation, till TIL_L w
Lynch Hill Gravel RT_LH ~
Made ground, above surface, small area ART_AS C M
Made ground, backfilled pit, small area ART_BP A
March gravels, raised marine deposits RM_MG o
Marine band MA_MB I
Marine beach deposits MA_BE C
Marine deposits, sand and gravel MA_SG Q
Marine deposits, undifferentiated MA_MA G
Marsh till TIL_M r
Microdiorite RS_P W
Microgranite RS_FG P
Mill of Forest Formation (Mearns Drift Group), till TIL_MD ±
Mineral locality MLOC L
Mineral vein dip S_MVFD g
Minor fold, low angle of plunge S_MFLA ³
Moreton Member, glaciofluvial deposits GFL_MT Q
Moreton Member, till TIL_MT s
Mud deposits MA_M F
Muddy sand and gravel, glacial deposits GL_MSG ^
Mylonitic (metamorphic) RS_MU1 V
Mylonitic rocks RS_MU U
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Netley Heath marine deposits MA_NET § N
Neutral vergence of minor fold S_NVMF É
Nor Valley Clay, raised marine deposits RM_NV p
Nordelph Peat PEAT_N e
Northmoor Member river terrace RT_N1 ¢
Oadby Member, glaciofluvial deposits GFL_OD R O
Oadby Till TIL_OD x
Oadby Till (Lias-rich) TIL_OL y
Oadby Till (Trias-rich) TIL_OT ²
Ockbrook Sand and Gravel RT_Ock £
Overstrand Formation, glaciofluvial deposits GFL_O ¤
Overstrand Formation, till TIL_O |
Overturned (horizontal) strata S_HOS H
Overturned anticline S_ANO ·
Overturned inclined strata S_ISO M
Overturned syncline S_SYNO Â
Peat PEAT c P
Peat flow PEAT_F d
Pebbly clay and sand PBS Q
Pegmatite RS_PEG X
Photo in BGS collection PHOTO N
Pit or mine shaft PIT O
Pit or mine shaft, abandoned, or denehole PIT_A P
Pit or mine shaft, abandoned, site uncertain PIT_U Q
Pit shaft, underground PIT_UD R
Plunge axis of minor fold S_PMF À
Plunging lineation S_PLI ©
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Postglacial, raised marine deposits RM_PG q P
Pre-Devensian GFL_PD S
Pseudotachylitic RS_KAP T
Raised marine delta deposits RM_D j R
Raised marine deposits RM e
Raised marine deposits, clay RM_C {
Raised marine deposits, high RM_2 g
Raised marine deposits, highest RM_3 h
Raised marine deposits, low RM_1 f
Raised marine deposits, mud RM_M n
Raised tidal flat deposits of Flandrian age RM_TRF z
Rhyolite RS_R Y
Rissington Member river terrace RT_RM1 ¤
River Avon Deposits, 1st river terrace RT_AV1 S
River Avon Deposits, 2nd river terrace RT_AV2 T
River Severn Deposits, 1st river terrace RT_S1 ¬
River Severn Deposits, 2nd river terrace RT_S2 ²
River Severn Deposits, 3rd river terrace RT_S3 ³
River terrace deposits, 1st RT01 Ä
River terrace deposits,1a RT01A Å
River terrace deposits,1b RT01B Æ
River terrace deposits,1c RT01C Ç
River terrace deposits, 2nd RT02 É
River terrace deposits, 1st - 2nd RT01-2 È
River terrace deposits, 2nd - 3rd RT02-3 ×
River terrace deposits, 3rd RT03 Ê
River terrace deposits, 4th RT04 Ë
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River terrace deposits, 5th RT05 Ì R
River terrace deposits, 5th - 6th RT05-6 Û
River terrace deposits, 6th RT06 Í
River terrace deposits, 7th RT07 Î
River terrace deposits, 8th RT08 Ï
River terrace deposits, 9th RT09 Ð
River terrace deposits, 10th RT10 Ñ
River terrace deposits, 11th RT11 Ò
River terrace deposits, 12th RT12 Ó
River terrace deposits, 13th RT13 Ô
River terrace deposits, 14th RT14 Õ
River terrace deposits, 15th RT15 Ö
River terrace deposits, undifferentiated RT_U ¸
River Worfe Deposits, undifferentiated RT_WF Ú
River Worfe Terrace Deposits, 1st RT_WF1 ¹
River Worfe Terrace Deposits, 2nd RT_WF2 º
River Wye Terrace Deposits, 1st RT_WY1 Â
River Wye Terrace Deposits, 2nd RT_WY2 Ã
Roche moutonnée GL_RM D
Roche moutonnée with striae GL_RMS E
Rock slice, petrographic SLICE V
Rockhead or bedrock ROCK I
Rother Terrace Deposits, 1st RT_RO1 ¥
Rother Terrace Deposits, 2nd RT_RO2 ¦
Rother Terrace Deposits, 3rd RT_RO3 §
Rother Terrace Deposits, 4th RT_RO4 ¨
Rother Terrace Deposits, 5th RT_RO5 ©
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Rother Terrace Deposits, undifferentiated RT_ROU ª
Rotherby Clay, glaciolacustrine deposits GLA_RO ¬
Ruddington Moor Till TIL_RM }
Saltmarsh deposits MA_SM W S
Sand and gravel, age uncertain SG_U f
Sand and gravel, glaciofluvial deposits GFL_SG W
Sand and gravel, glaciomarine deposits GLA_SG j
Sand and gravel, raised marine deposits RM_SG u
Sand and silt deposits MA_SSI X
Sand deposits MA_S K
Sand in clay-with-flints CWF_S D
Sand, glaciolacustrine deposits GLA_S _
Sand, tabular or sheet deposits MA_SST Y
Sandy head HEAD_S L
Scree / talus SCRE R
Shakenhurst Terrace RT_S «
Sheared rock S_SR b
Sheared rock (igneous and metamorphic) RS_SH Z
Sheet deposits, 1st, glaciofluvial deposits GFL_S1 T
Sheet deposits, 2nd, glaciofluvial deposits GFL_S2 U
Sheet deposits, 3rd, glaciofluvial deposits GFL_S3 V
Sheet deposits, glaciofluvial deposits GFL_SH X
Shell bank (mussel band) MA_SHB U
Shell marl SLM g
Shepperton Gravel RT_SH °
Sherborne Member, 1st terrace RT_SM1 ±
Sherborne Member, 2nd terrace RT_SM2 ´
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Shore beach deposits of Flandrian age RM_SBF s S
Shoreface deposits MA_SF d
Shoreface deposits, sand MA_SFS P
Shoreface deposits, sand and gravel MA_SSG S
Silchester Gravel RT_SL6 ®
Silt and clay, 1st, glaciolacustrine deposits GLA_M1 h
Silt and clay, glaciolacustrine deposits GLA_M g
Silt and clay, raised marine deposits RM_SC t
Silt deposits MA_SI V
Single sided glacial drainage channel GDC_S C
Sinistral vergence of minor fold S_SVMF Ê
Site of former mine SFM U
Small isolated exposure EXP I
Spring or group of springs SPRING j
Stanmore Gravel SG_ST e
Storm beach deposits MA_SB c
Storm beach deposits, 1 MA_SB1 M
Storm beach deposits, gravel MA_SBG O
Strike axial plane minor fold S_STAM Ä
Strike of cleavage S_STC ^
Strike of foliation S_STF l
Strike of primary planar fabric S_STPP }
Strike of strata S_STS W
Strike of welding foliation S_STWF ~
Strike slip fault FLT_S e
Submerged forest PET_SF f
Subtidal, raised marine deposits RM_SU v
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Summertown Radley Member, 2nd terrace RT_SR2 ß S
Supratidal deposits undifferentiated MA_SU T
Surface section SURF_S X
Surrey Hill Gravel RT_SHG °
Swallow hole SWH Y
Synclinal axial plane S_SCAP ¯
Syncline, overturned S_SYNO Â
Synform axial plane S_SFAP °
Syston Sand and Gravel RT_SYS µ
Tabular or sheet deposits MA_ST Z T
Talus / inactive scree SCRE_I T
Talus / scree SCRE R
Taplow Gravel RT_TAP ¶
Terrington Beds, raised marine deposits RM_TB w
Thatcham Gravel RT_TH3 ·
Thrussington Till TIL_TH {
Thrust barb TBARB h
Tidal flat deposits MA_TF ^
Tidal flat deposits, 1 MA_TF1 [
Tidal, river or creek deposits MA_TR \
Tidal, river or creek deposits, mud MA_TRM ]
Tidal, river or creek deposits, mud and gravel MA_TMG J
Tidal, river or creek deposits, raised marine deposits RM_TF x
Till or boulder clay TIL n
Tottenhill Gravels, raised marine deposits RM_TO y
Trench TRE [
Tufa TUFA k
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Underground spot level UDSPOT \ U
Undulating bed, inclined S_UIS T
Undulating cleavage, inclined S_UCI _
Undulating foliation S_UF m
Undulating strata (gently) S_GUS G
Undulating vertical strata S_UVS U
Upton Sand and Gravel SG_UP g
Ury Silts Formation (Mearns Drift Group), glaciolacustrine deposits GLA_MD «
Valley bottom head HEAD_V t V
Vertical axial plane of minor fold S_VAPM Ã
Vertical axis of minor fold S_VAMF Å
Vertical cleavage S_VC `
Vertical cleavage in sandstone S_VCS a
Vertical flow jointing S_VFJ ¦
Vertical foliation S_VF n
Vertical foliation, general corrugated strike S_VFC j
Vertical joint S_VJ Î
Vertical lineation S_VLI ª
Vertical primary crystal alignment S_VPCA ¢
Vertical primary planar fabric S_VPP £
Vertical relict, planar fabric in plutonic rocks S_VR ¤
Vertical strata S_VS V
Vertical strata, undulating S_UVS U
Vertical welding foliation S_VWF ¥
Wanlip Sand and Gravel RT_WAN » W
Warp ALV_W I
Washover deposits MA_WO _
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Well BH_WL G W
Well Hill Gravel SG_WH h
Westland Green Gravel RT_WG ½
Westmill Lower Gravel RT_WM À
Whatton Sand and Gravel RT_WH ¾
Wigston Sand and Gravel, glaciofluvial deposits GFL_WI ©
Winter Hill Gravel RT_WH7 ¿
Wolston Clay (brickearth) BRK_WC ^
Wolston Sand and Gravel, glaciofluvial deposits GFL_WO Z
Wolvercote Member river terrace RT_WO3 Á
Woodford Gravel RT_WD ¼
Woolford Heath Member, glaciofluvial deposits GFL_WL Y
Worked ground, small area ART_WG B
Wragby, Calcethorpe & Belmont, till TIL_C q
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3
AREA ORNAMENTS
LISTED BY DESCRIPTION
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3 AREA ORNAMENTS LISTED BY DESCRIPTION
General
Agglomerate Chalk overprint
stipple
AGGLOM CHLK STIPP

(reference name)
Anhydrite Claystone Gneiss
ANHY CLST GNEISS
Arenaceous Conglomerate Granite

.
seatearth
.
ARE_ST CONG GRAN

.
Blown sand Coursed Granite

rubble veining
BLSND CRSRB GRAN_V
. . . .
. . . .
Boulder clay Crushed rock . . . .
Graphitic
schist
BCLAY CR_RCK GR_SCH
Breccia Disturbed Gravel

ground
BREC DIST GRAV
Calcareous Dolomite Greywacke

tufa
CALTUF DOLOM GWACKE
. . . . .
Foundered
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
Cataclastic Gypsum
rock strata
CAT FOUND GYPS
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Igneous Limestone Mixed group

beds with
calc-schist/
IG LMST_B limestone
(reference name)
LMST_G
Infilled .
Limestone
ground thin bed Mudstone
.
partings
INFILL .
LMST_T MDST
Landscaped Made Ooidal

ground ground limestone
LASC MADE LMST_O
Overprint
stipple for
Landslip Marble various
rock types
Black
LAND MARBLE
ST_BLK
Overprint
Marine stipple
Lava overprint for various
(white) rock types
Cyan
LAVA MARINE
ST_CYN
Overprint
stipple
Lava and tuff Massive for various
limestone rock types
Magenta
LAV_TU LMST_M
ST_MAG
Overprint
stipple
Limestone Metasediment for various
rock types
Orange
LMST METASD
ST_OR
.
Overprint
stipple
Limestone Migmatisation for various
bands rock types
.
Yellow
.
LMST_D MIGM
ST_YEL
.
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. .
. .
. .
Pebbles . .
Reworked Silty
mudstone
. .
gneisses
PEBBLE GNE_RW SLTMD
Pegmatite Rubbly Silty

.
or vein limestone; sandstone

.
complexes poorly
.
PEG
bedded SLTSND
LMST_R
.
Pelite Sand .
.
.
.
.
.
Sodium salt
. . .
. . .
PELITE SAND SALT

. . .
. . .
Pisoidal Sandstone Tuff

limestone
LMST_P SNDST TUFF
. . . . .
. . . . .
. . . . .
. . . . .
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
Psammite Sandy Turbidite

limestone
PSAMM LMST_S TURB
. . .
. . .
Worked
. . .
. . .
.
.
.
.
.
.
Quartzite Shale ground
QUART SHALE WORK

(reference name)
Random Shell marl Xenoliths

rubble
RNRBL SHMRL XENO
Reclaimed Siltstone
ground
RECL SLTST
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4
LINE STYLES
LISTED BY DESCRIPTION
45
4 LINE STYLES LISTED BY DESCRIPTION
Aeromagnetic/Bouguer anomaly
Axial plane trace of major anticline
Axial plane traces of closely spaced anticline/

syncline pair
Axial plane trace of major antiform
Axial plane traces of closely spaced major antiform/

synform pair
Axial plane trace of major reclined or vertical fold
Axial plane trace of major recumbant fold
Axial plane trace of major syncline
Axial plane trace of major synform
Axis of large-scale glacial flute
Axis of large-scale glacial gouge
V
Backfeature marking former coastline,
arrowheads denote uphill side
V
Backfeature marking former lake margin,
arrowheads denote uphill side
V Backfeature of terrace margin, arrowheads

denote uphill side
Base of lava flow
Buried channel or valley margin
Buried cliffline, crossmarks on beach side
Cliffline, crossmarks on beach side
cm cm cm cm Cementstone
Coal, inferred
Coal, observed
Coal, sub-Triassic
Coal seam contour
Coal seam, washout
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Crestline of elongate mound
Crestline of esker (blue, orange or magenta)
Crestline of linear feature
Drumlin or dune line at base of mound
Fault brecciation zone, inferred
Fault brecciation zone, observed
Fault, thrust conjectural
Fault, thrust observed
Incrop of fault at unconformity (sub-Triassic)
Fault, normal inferred
Fault, normal observed
Fault, reverse
Fault shearing zone, inferred
Fault shearing zone, observed
Fault, strike-slip
Fault, thrust or slide, inferred
Fossil horizon, algal band
B B B B B Fossil horizon, brachiopod band
C C C C C Fossil horizon, coral band
E E E E E Fossil horizon, eustheria band
Fossil horizon, lingula band
P P P P P Fossil horizon, planolites band
Geological boundary, artificial
Geological boundary, drift
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Geological boundary, mass movement
Geological boundary, solid inferred
Geological boundary, solid intrusive
Geological boundary, solid intrusive observed
Geological boundary, solid observed
Glacial meltwater or overflow channel, centre line
Glacial meltwater channel margins
H H H H
Hydrothermal
Igneous cutting margin, crossmarks on side

of younger rock, inferred
Igneous cutting margin, observed
Igneous plutons
Incrop of coal
Incrop of marine band
Ironstone, inferred
Ironstone, observed
Kettle hole
Limit of diorite / grandiorite
Limit of glacial advance, Gosforth oscillation limit
Limit of glacial advance, Scottish readvance limit
Limit of granite / pegmatite vein complex,

within area of veining
Limit of granite vein complex
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
Limit of migmatisation, towards migmatites
Limit of transgressive pegmatite veins,

within areas of veins
Lineament, probably fracture related
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Line of split coal seam, ornament on split side
Magnetic layer or boundary
Man made deposit boundary
Marine band
v v v Marked break in slope, arrowheads denote uphill side
Mass Movement boundary
Metamorphic aureole, towards intrusion
al Metamorphic zone boundary with mineral or zone number
Pb Mineral vein, with name of mineral
Mining area, subsurface
Mussel band
Oil-shale, inferred
Oil-shale, observed
Outer edge of terrace
Quarry
sa sa sa sa Sandstone bed
Subsidence hollow, drift (not corresponding)
Subsidence hollow, corresponding to drift boundary
Subsidence hollow, solid (not corresponding)
Subsidence hollow, corresponding to solid boundary
Tonstein
Trace of lower hinge of major monocline
Trace of upper hinge of major monocline
Unconformity ( marginalia only )
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Cartographic standard geological

RESEARCH REPORT RR/01/01

Cartographic standard geological

Geological map; symbols; area

ISBN 085272 402 0

© NERC 2002 Keyworth, Nottingham British Geological Survey 2002

The Survey publishes an annual catalogue of its maps and other

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1.1 STANDARD GEOLOGICAL SYMBOLS

The geological symbols are described in Section 2. The

ALV Alluvial deposits

Small area of made ground, above surface ART_AS C 67

Small area of worked ground ART_WG B 66

Small area of landslip MSM_L P 80

Coombe deposits COD F 70

Sand in clay-with-flints CWF_S D 68

Debris cone DCON H 72

Head or hillwash HEAD I 73

Blanket head / regolith HEAD_R K 75

Head, Burton Lazars HEADBL p 112

Head, Colluvium HEAD_C q 113

Gravelly head HEAD_G J 74

Head, Little Dalby HEADLD r 114

Head, Pen Hill HEADPH s 115

Sandy head HEAD_S L 76

Valley bottom head HEAD_V t 116

Pebbly clay and sand PBS Q 81

Scree / talus SCRE R 82

Inactive scree / talus SCRE_I T 84

Blown sand, 1 BLS_1 X 88

Brickearth, Dartford Silt BRK_DA Z 90

Brickearth, Enfield Silt BRK_ES [ 91

Brickearth, Ilford Silt BRK_IL \ 92

Brickearth, Langley Silt BRK_LS ] 93

Brickearth, Wolston Clay BRK_WC ^ 94

Basin peat PEA_BA l 108

Blanket peat PEA_BL m 109

Fen peat PEA_FN n 110

Hill peat PEA_H o 111

Nordelph peat PEAT_N e 101

Peat flow PEAT_F d 100

Submerged forest PET_SF f 102

Diatomite, fluvial DIAT_F b 98

Shell marl SLM g 103

Calcareous tufa TUFA_C h 104

Tufa TUFA k 107

Alluvial fan deposits, gravel ALV_FG F 70

Alluvium, clay ALV_C C 67

Alluvium, sand and gravel ALV_SG H 72

River Terraces Arun Terrace Deposits, 1st RT_A1 K 75

Arun Terrace Deposits, 2nd RT_A2 L 76

Arun Terrace Deposits, 3rd RT_A3 M 77

Arun Terrace Deposits, 4th RT_A4 N 78

Arun Terrace Deposits, 5th RT_A5 O 79

Arun Terrace Deposits, 6th RT_A6 P 80

Arun Terrace Deposits, 7th RT_A7 Q 81

Balderton Sand and Gravel RT_BDN Y 89

Bank Farm Terrace RT_B U 85