The information on this page is a summary description.
The full formal description is available here: Herzeele Formation
Abbreviation
Hz
Parent unit
Child units
Lithological description
Sands and clays with marine fauna and intercalated peat layers and soils built up to 10m above MSL in estuarine position along the Yzer river.
Age
Middle Pleistocene, Cromerian to Holsteinian.
Thickness
Area of occurrence
North-western Belgium.
Type locality
Herzeele (France) clay pit.
Alternative names
Authors
Gullentops, F., Bogemans, F., De Moor, G., Paulissen, E. & Pissart, A.
Date
01/01/2001
Cite as
Gullentops, F., Bogemans, F., De Moor, G., Paulissen, E. & Pissart, A., 2001. The Herzeele Formation, 01/01/2001. National Commission for Stratigraphy Belgium. http://ncs.naturalsciences.be/lithostratigraphy/Herzeele-Formation
