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Short Description:
Subsoil deposit
Issued to
Kezia Evans | 14/07/2013
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Interpretation

    • Mid brown sandy clay, containing moderate small chalk inclusions and occasional sub-angular flint pebbles.
      • Kezia Evans
    • 5-12-2014

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Description

  • Compact
  • Mid-brown
  • sandy clay
  • Moderate small chalk inclusions adn occasional sub-angular flint pebbles. Chalk flecks: to 20mm Flint: 10-15mm
  • Width: 25.00+ Length: 1.90+ Depth: 0.10
  • Chalk and flint deposits are evenly mixed throughout the soil
  • Warm sunny day with morning fog, used mattock at first and trowel to finish but needed damping down in between.

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Plan

  • Plan: LA_10
    • Pre Ex plan of trench 3 drawn at 1:50
    • Rita Baker
    • 28-4-2015

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