The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Opgrimbie Facies Abbreviation BbOg Parent unit Genk Member Child units Lithological description A medium-grained, white sandy unit holding a lignite seam (Kikbeek Lignite) and a quartzite layer (a silcrete cemented by originally opal bioliths) (Gullentops, 1963, 1972-1973; Matthijs, 1999)....
The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Heizel Facies Abbreviation BbHe Parent unit Bolderberg Formation Child units Lithological description Yellow-brown, micaceous, fine-grained sand. Thin clay layers are present (Gulinck, 1956, 1959). A gravel layer consisting of flint pebbles, marine mammal bone fragments and plant fragments is...
The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Molenbeersel Formation Abbreviation Mn Parent unit Child units Lithological description The unit consists of brown-grey to grey-green, clay- and shell-bearing silt and fine-grained sand. The unit holds glauconite and lignite fragments. The central part of the formation is richest...
The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Veldhoven Formation Abbreviation Vd Parent unit Child units Voort Member, Wintelre Member, Someren Member Lithological description The Veldhoven Formation consists of fine grained glauconitic mollusc-bearing sand (Voort and Someren members) containing in some locations rich mollusc beds near its...
The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Diest Formation Abbreviation Di Parent unit Child units Borsbeek Member, Deurne Member, Dessel Member, Hageland Diest Member, Kepen Diest Member, clayey-top facies, Bosbeek facies Lithological description The Diest Formation consists of grey green to brownish, poorly sorted, fine to...
The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Voort Member Abbreviation VdVo Parent unit Veldhoven Formation Child units Lithological description Fine-grained and clayey, green glauconitic sands, often rich in macrofossils. The Geological Survey of Belgium holds a rich collection of predominantly molluscs from the coal mine shaft...
The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Borsbeek Member Abbreviation DiBo Parent unit Diest Formation Child units Lithological description The Borsbeek Member as introduced by Goolaerts et al. (2020) is characterised by greenish-coloured, intensely bioturbated, heterogenous glauconiferous, fine-grained sand with an important clay-silt-very fine sand fraction...
The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Wintelre Member Abbreviation VdWi Parent unit Veldhoven Formation Child units Lithological description The Wintelre Member predominantly consists of grey-green to dark green clay, alternating with clayey sand. Age No datation is available in Belgium. The age is possibly still...
The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Deurne Member Abbreviation DiDn Parent unit Diest Formation Child units Lithological description The Deurne Sand Member, originally introduced by De Meuter & Laga (1976) revising the Sables de Deurne of Glibert & de Heinzelin de Braucourt (1955a, b) is...
The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Someren Member Abbreviation VdSo Parent unit Veldhoven Formation Child units Lithological description Light grey to green fine to very fine glauconiferous mollusc-bearing sand is characteristic for the Someren Member. Age No datation in Belgium is available. The age is...
