OR/14/025 Appendix 1

LAWLEY, R. 2014. User Guide: Soil Parent Material 1 km dataset. British Geological Survey Internal Report, OR/14/025.

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Major Class	Group	Type	Subtype	--[if !supportMisalignedRows]-->	!--[endif]-->
100 Consolidated clastic sedimentary rocks	110 psephite or rudite	!--[if !supportLists]-->111  !--[endif]-->conglomerate 1111 pudding stone		--[if !supportLists]-->112  !--[endif]-->breccia	--[if !supportMisalignedRows]-->	!--[endif]-->
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	120 psammite or arenite	!--[if !supportLists]-->121  !--[endif]-->sandstone 1211 calcareous sandstone 1212 ferruginous sandstone 1213 clayey sandstone 1214 quartzitic sandstone / orthoquartzite 1215 micaceous sandstone 1216 feldspathic sandstone		--[if !supportLists]-->122  !--[endif]-->arkose	--[if !supportLists]-->123  !--[endif]-->greywacke 1231 feldspathic greywacke	--[if !supportMisalignedRows]-->	!--[endif]-->
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	130 pelite, agillite lutite or	!--[if !supportLists]-->131  !--[endif]-->claystone/ 1311 kaolinite bentonite		--[if !supportLists]-->132  !--[endif]-->mudstone 1312 siltstone	--[if !supportMisalignedRows]-->	!--[endif]-->
	140 facies rocks bound	!--[if !supportLists]-->141  !--[endif]-->flysch molasse 1411 sandy flysch clayey		--[if !supportLists]-->142  !--[endif]-->1412 and silty flysch 1413 conglomeratic flysch	--[if !supportMisalignedRows]-->	!--[endif]-->
200 Sedimentary rocks (chemically precipitated, evaporated, or of organogenic or biogenic origin)	210 calcareous rocks	211 limestone 2111 hard limestone soft 2112 limestone marly 2113 limestone chalky 2114 limestone detrital 2115 limestone 2116 carbonaceous limestone 2117 lacustrine or freshwater limestone 2118 travertine / calcareous sinter 2119 cavernous limestone		--[if !supportMisalignedRows]-->	!--[endif]-->
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		212 dolomite 2121 cavernous dolomite 2122 calcareous dolomite		--[if !supportMisalignedRows]-->	!--[endif]-->
		213 marlstone		--[if !supportMisalignedRows]-->	!--[endif]-->
		214 marl 2141 chalk marl 2142 gypsiferous marl		--[if !supportMisalignedRows]-->	!--[endif]-->
		215 chalk		--[if !supportMisalignedRows]-->	!--[endif]-->
	220 evaporites	!--[if !supportLists]-->221  !--[endif]-->gypsum		--[if !supportLists]-->222  !--[endif]-->anhydrite	--[if !supportLists]-->223  !--[endif]-->halite	--[if !supportMisalignedRows]-->	!--[endif]-->
	230 siliceous rocks	231 chert, hornstone, flint		--[if !supportMisalignedRows]-->	!--[endif]-->
		232 diatomite / radiolarite		--[if !supportMisalignedRows]-->	!--[endif]-->

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300	310	acid to	311	granite	3131	quartz diorite	--[if !supportMisalignedRows]-->	!--[endif]-->
Igneous rocks		intermediate	312	granodiorite	3132	gabbro diorite	--[if !supportMisalignedRows]-->	!--[endif]-->
		plutonic rocks	313	diorite			!--[endif]-->
			314	syenite			!--[endif]-->
	320	basic plutonic rocks	321	gabbro			--[if !supportMisalignedRows]-->	!--[endif]-->
	330	ultrabasic	331	peridotite			--[if !supportMisalignedRows]-->	!--[endif]-->
		plutonic rocks	332	pyroxenite			--[if !supportMisalignedRows]-->	!--[endif]-->
	340	acid to	341	rhyolite	3411	obsidian quartz	--[if !supportMisalignedRows]-->	!--[endif]-->
		intermediate	342	dacite	3412	porphyrite	--[if !supportMisalignedRows]-->	!--[endif]-->
		volcanic rocks					!--[endif]-->
			343	andesite	3431	porphyrite (interm.)	--[if !supportMisalignedRows]-->	!--[endif]-->
			344	phonolite	3441	tephritic phonolite	--[if !supportMisalignedRows]-->	!--[endif]-->
			345	trachyte			!--[endif]-->
	350	basic to	351	basalt			--[if !supportMisalignedRows]-->	!--[endif]-->
		ultrabasic		!--[if !supportMisalignedRows]-->			!--[endif]-->
		volcanic rocks	352	diabase			--[if !supportMisalignedRows]-->	!--[endif]-->
			353	pikrite			--[if !supportMisalignedRows]-->	!--[endif]-->
	360	dike rocks	361 362 363	aplite pegmatite lamprophyre			--[if !supportMisalignedRows]-->	!--[endif]-->
	370	pyroclastic	371	tuff /	3711	agglomoratic tuff	--[if !supportMisalignedRows]-->	!--[endif]-->
		rocks (tephra)		tuffstone	3712	block tuff	--[if !supportMisalignedRows]-->	!--[endif]-->
					3713	lapilli tuff	--[if !supportMisalignedRows]-->	!--[endif]-->
			372	tuffite	3721	sandy tuffite	--[if !supportMisalignedRows]-->	!--[endif]-->
					3722	silty tuffite	--[if !supportMisalignedRows]-->	!--[endif]-->
			373	volcanic scoria	3723	clayey tuffite	--[if !supportMisalignedRows]-->	!--[endif]-->
			374	volcanic			!--[endif]-->
				breccia			!--[endif]-->
			375 volcanic ash				--[if !supportMisalignedRows]-->	!--[endif]-->
			376 ignimbrite pumice				--[if !supportMisalignedRows]-->	!--[endif]-->
400 Metamorphic rocks	410	weakly metamorphic rocks	411 412	(meta‐)shale / argillite slate	4121	graphitic slate	--[if !supportMisalignedRows]-->	!--[endif]-->
	420	acid regional metamorphic rocks	421 422 423 424 425 426	(meta‐ )quartzite phyllite mica schist gneiss granulite (sensu stricto) migmatite	4211	quartzite schist	--[if !supportMisalignedRows]-->	!--[endif]-->
	430	basic regional metamorphic rocks	431	greenschist	4311 4312 4313	prasinite chlorite schist talc schist	--[if !supportMisalignedRows]-->	!--[endif]-->
			432 amphibolite 433 eclogite				--[if !supportMisalignedRows]-->	!--[endif]-->
	440	ultrabasic regional metamorphic rocks	441	serpentinite	4411	greenstone	--[if !supportMisalignedRows]-->	!--[endif]-->
	450	calcareous	451	marble			--[if !supportMisalignedRows]-->	!--[endif]-->
		regional	452	calcschist,			--[if !supportMisalignedRows]-->	!--[endif]-->
		metamorphic		skarn			--[if !supportMisalignedRows]-->	!--[endif]-->
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	460 rocks formed by contact metamorphis m	461 contact slate 4611 nodular slate 462 hornfels 463 calcsilicate rocks
	470 tectogenetic metamorphic rocks or cataclastic metamorphis m	471 tectonic 472 breccia 473 cataclasite mylonite
500 Unconsolidated deposits (alluvium, weathering residuum and Slope deposits)	510 marine and estuarine sands	511 pre‐ 5111 Tertiary sand 512 Quaternary 5121 Holocene coastal sand 5122 sand with shells Quaternary delta sand sand
	520 marine and estuarine clays and silts	521 pre‐ 5211 Tertiary clay Tertiary 522 Quaternary 5212 silt Holocene clay clay and silt 5221 Holocene silt Quaternary 5222 clay and silt
	530 fluvial sands and gravels	531 river terrace 5311 river terrace sand sand
		532 or gravel flood 5312 river terrace gravel plain sand or 5321 flood plain sand gravel 5322 flood plain gravel
	540 fluvial clays, silts and loams	541 river clay and 5411 terrace clay and silt silt 5412 terrace loam 5413 floodplain clay and silt 542 river loam 543 overbank 5431 floodplain clay and deposits silt 5432 floodplain loam
	550 lake deposits	551 lake sand and delta sand 552 lake marl, bog lime 553 lake silt
	560 residual and redeposited loams from silicate rocks	561 residual loam 5611 stony loam 5612 clayey loam 562 redeposited 5621 running‐ground loam
	570 residual and redeposited clays from calcareous rocks	571 residual clay 5711 clay with flints 5712 ferruginous residual clay 5713 calcareous clay 5714 non‐calcareous clay 5715 marly clay
		572 redeposited 5721 stony clay clay
	580 slope deposits	581 slope‐wash alluvium
		582	colluvial deposits
		583 talus scree 5831 stratified slope

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			deposit
600 Unconsolidated glacial deposits / glacial drift	610	morainic deposits	611 612	glacial till glacial debris	6111	boulder clay
	620	glaciofluvial	621	outwash sand,
		deposits		glacial sand
			622	outwash
				gravel,
				glacial gravel
	630	Glacio‐ lacustrine deposits	631	varves
700 Eolian deposits	710	loess	711 712	loamy loess sandy loess
	720	eolian sands	721 722	dune sand cover sand
800 Organic materials	810	peat (mires)	811	rainwater fed moor peat (raised bog)	8111 8112 8113	folic peat fibric peat terric peat
			812	groundwater fed bog peat
	820	slime and ooze deposits	821	gyttja, sapropel
	830	Carbon‐	831	lignite (brown
		aceaous
		rocks		coal)
		(caustobiolite)	832	hard coal
			833	anthracite
900	910	redeposited	911	sand and gravel
Anthropogenic		natural		fill
deposits		materials
			912	loamy fill
	920	dump deposits	921 922 923 924	rubble / rubbish industrial ashes and slag industrial sludge industrial waste
	930	organic materials