The information on this page is a summary description.
The full formal description is available here: Lommel Member
Abbreviation | StL |
Parent unit | Sterksel Formation |
Child units | |
Lithological description | Attracted by the antithetic down warping along the Rauw Fault, Rhine sands were deposited in a deep southern bend and cover the western part of the Kempen. Different mineralogy probably due to superficial weathering. |
Age | Mostly post-Jaramillo Early Pleistocene. |
Thickness | |
Area of occurrence | Lower Meuse Valley. |
Type locality | Sand quarry Houthalen. |
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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 Lommel Member, 01/01/2001. National Commission for Stratigraphy Belgium. http://ncs.naturalsciences.be/lithostratigraphy/Lommel-Member |