The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Zechstein Group Abbreviation Parent unit Child units Helchteren Formation Lithological description Age Thickness Area of occurrence Type locality Alternative names Authors Dusar, M., Langenaeker, V. & Wouters, L. Date 01/01/2001 Cite as Dusar, M., Langenaeker, V. & Wouters, L.,...
The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Jamoigne Formation Abbreviation JAM Parent unit Child units Rossignol Member, Muno Member, Warcq Member Lithological description Bioturbated dark grey marl with decimetre-thick argillaceous-sandy limestone or sandstone beds (increasingly frequent towards the top of the unit). The Warcq Member, capping...
The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Ethe Formation Abbreviation ETH Parent unit Child units Lithological description Grey marl and silty clay, often laminar. Locally, limonitic nodules. Age Ethe Formation is limited to Pliensbachian, and generally corresponds to the Prodactylioceras davoei Zone (Maubeuge, 1954). Thickness The...
The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Helchteren Formation Abbreviation Parent unit Zechstein Group Child units Lithological description The Permian of the Campine Basin is not exposed but represents the basal sequence of the Cimmerian sequence (Permian to Jurassic) unconformably overlying the Carboniferous coal measures (Antun,...
The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Rossignol Member Abbreviation Parent unit Jamoigne Formation Child units Lithological description Age Thickness Area of occurrence Type locality Alternative names Authors Boulvain, F., Belanger, I., Delsate, D., Ghysel, P., Godefrout, P., Laloux, M., Monteyne, R. & Roche, M. Date...
The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Messancy Formation Abbreviation MES Parent unit Child units Lithological description Grey silty or silty-sandy laminar marl. The boundary between Ethe and Messancy Formations corresponds to the first sandy bed. Age Messancy Formation is dated from Upper Pliensbachian Amaltheus margaritatus...
The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Altena Group Abbreviation Parent unit Child units Buntsandstein Formation, Röt Formation, Muschelkalk Formation, Keuper Formation, Sleen Formation, Aalburg Formation Lithological description Age Thickness Area of occurrence Type locality Alternative names Authors Dusar, M., Langenaeker, V. & Wouters, L. Date...
The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Muno Member Abbreviation Parent unit Jamoigne Formation Child units Lithological description Age Thickness Area of occurrence Type locality Alternative names Authors Boulvain, F., Belanger, I., Delsate, D., Ghysel, P., Godefrout, P., Laloux, M., Monteyne, R. & Roche, M. Date...
The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Aubange Formation Abbreviation AUB Parent unit Child units Ottemt Member Lithological description Grey sandy marl with centimetric to pluri-decimetric lenses of limestone and argillaceoussandy limestone. Locally, limonitic crusts or conglomerate. Fauna is relatively abundant and bioturbation generally high. A...
The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Buntsandstein Formation Abbreviation Parent unit Altena Group Child units Gruitrode Member, Bullen Member, Bree Member Lithological description The Buntsandstein Formation encompasses all predominantly red-coloured and sandy siliciclastic sediments, assigned to the Lower Triassic. The overall regressive trend, introduced by...
