The information on this page is a summary description.
The full formal description is available here: Oostakker Member
| Abbreviation | ElA |
| Parent unit | Eeklo Formation |
| Child units | |
| Lithological description | A complex of loam to sandloam layers alternating with sandy to clayey laminae. The top is often a loamy peat. The complex is intensively cryoturbated at several levels. |
| Age | Upper Pleistocene, Weichselian. |
| Thickness | Up to 10m and more. |
| Area of occurrence | Schelde basin. |
| Type locality | Gent – Sifferdok (De Moor 1963- floodplain deposits of braided rivers); Hombeek (Bogemans, 1993 meandering river, Hombeek Member). |
| 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 Oostakker Member, 01/01/2001. National Commission for Stratigraphy Belgium. http://ncs.naturalsciences.be/lithostratigraphy/Oostakker-Member |
