The information on this page is a summary description.
The full formal description is available here: Kruishoutem Formation
Abbreviation | Kh |
Parent unit | Schelde Group |
Child units | |
Lithological description | Alternating layers of medium to medium coarse sand and gravel (mainly rounded flint and quartz grains) preserved at the High terrace level (at about 50m above the main river in the reference area). |
Age | Lower Pleistocene. |
Thickness | Reaches 4m. |
Area of occurrence | Schelde basin. |
Type locality | Excavation Wortegem – Walem. |
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 Kruishoutem Formation, 01/01/2001. National Commission for Stratigraphy Belgium. http://ncs.naturalsciences.be/lithostratigraphy/Kruishoutem-Formation |