Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/A/S/2001/00685
Marine and terrestrial sediments at Norton Subcourse, Norfolk: land-ocean interactions in the Early-Middle Pleistocene.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor SG Lewis, Queen Mary University of London, Geography
- Co-Investigator:
- Dr RC Preece, University of Cambridge, Zoology
- Co-Investigator:
- Mr J Sinclair, University of Northampton, Faculty of Arts, Science and Technology
- Grant held at:
- Queen Mary University of London, Geography
- Science Area:
- Earth
- Overall Classification:
- Earth
- ENRIs:
- Global Change
- Science Topics:
- Quaternary Science
- Abstract:
- A time-limited opportunity has arisen to investigate sediments in active quarry exposures at Norton Subcourse, Norfolk. Previous work at the site records the Early Pleistocene Westleton Member (Norwich Crag Formation), overlain by glaciogenic sediments of the North Sea Drift Formation (outwash sands, gravels and tills). The new exposures are particularly important as they reveal a 4m thick organic deposit lying between these two formations. This project aims to investigate this succession and establish its age and environment of deposition, through systematic sampling for faunal and floral remains within the organic unit and lithological sampling of the gravel deposits. This presents a timely and rare opportunity to examine inland exposures in Early or early Middle Pleistocene sediments and also to test and refine the stratigraphic scheme for this period.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/A/S/2001/00685
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Standard Grants Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Urgency
This grant award has a total value of £5,115
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - T&S | Total - Other Costs |
|---|---|
| £1,782 | £3,333 |
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