The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Meerssen Member Abbreviation Parent unit Maastricht Formation Child units Lithological description Poorly indurated white yellowish, coarse- to very coarse-grained “chalk” with clearly developed hardgrounds and fossil hash layers and omission surfaces. Age Thickness Between about 15 and 20 m...
The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Benzenrade Member Abbreviation Parent unit Vaals Formation Child units Lithological description Age Thickness Area of occurrence Type locality Alternative names Authors Robaszynski, F., Dhondt, A.V. & Jagt, J.W.M. Date 01/01/2001 Cite as Robaszynski, F., Dhondt, A.V. & Jagt, J.W.M.,...
The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Lonzée Member Abbreviation LON Parent unit Chalk group Child units Lithological description From bottom to top: – basal grey to green clay-silt, overlying Silurian bedrock, with many moulds of bivalves and gastropods; – grey-green glauconitic clay-silt, with planar bedding;...
The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Dorne Formation Abbreviation Parent unit Chalk group Child units Lithological description Lithological description in the type section (borehole KS22): 411-418 m: Light-grey chalk with dark laminae; lithified and/or silicified bands with thicknesses 10 to 20 cm. Moldic porosity associated...
The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Folx-les-Caves Member Abbreviation FOX Parent unit Chalk group Child units Lithological description From bottom to top, the Cretaceous strata at Folx-les-Caves comprise: – arenaceous facies of the white chalk (craie arénacée); – conglomerate, with pebble bed; pebbles consist of...
The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Kunrade Formation Abbreviation Parent unit Chalk group Child units Lithological description The Kunrade limestone consists of an alternation between compact and soft limestone beds, of unequal distribution through the formation. In the outcrop area the hard beds are affected...
The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Jauche Member Abbreviation JAU Parent unit Chalk group Child units Lithological description From bottom to top the Cretaceous strata at Orp-Jauche comprise: – sands and sandy marls at the base of the white chalks; – calcarenitic or sandy facies...
The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Gulpen Formation Abbreviation GUL Parent unit Chalk group Child units Zeven Wegen Member, Beutenaken Member, Vijlen Member, Lixhe Member, Lanaye Member Lithological description Five members are distinguished as follows from the base to the top: – Zeven Wegen Member...
The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Houthem Formation Abbreviation Ho Parent unit Chalk group Child units Lithological description This marine entity consists of soft, pale grey to pale yellow, mostly coarse and porous limestone with firm shell layers and limestone knolls. The basal part looks...
The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Zeven Wegen Member Abbreviation Parent unit Gulpen Formation Child units Lithological description White to light grey, fine-grained chalks with basal layer of glauconitic zones, towards the west with randomly distributed black, fine-grained flints with glassy fracture. Age Thickness Up...
