The information on this page is a summary description.
The full formal description is available here: Riemst Member
| Abbreviation | |
| Parent unit | Veldwezelt Formation |
| Child units | |
| Lithological description | This sequence starts with reworked loess, sandy loess and fine sand wearing locally the Wolder Podsol (Meijs, 2002; see Fig. Z). Higher up, loess-accumulation predominates, becoming more homogeneous. The upper part is affected by pedogenesis of the Montenaken pedocomplex of Luvisol type (Meijs, 2002; see Fig. Z). |
| Age | Middle Pleistocene. |
| Thickness | |
| Area of occurrence | East Middle Belgium, on plateau and slopes. |
| Type locality | Western bank of the Albert canal near Kesselt (50°50’35”N / 5°38’10”E); Riemst is a village west of Kesselt. |
| Alternative names | |
| Authors | Haesaerts, P., Pirson, S. & Meijs, E. |
| Date | 07/12/2011 |
| Cite as | Haesaerts, P., Pirson, S. & Meijs, E., 2011. The Riemst Member, 07/12/2011. National Commission for Stratigraphy Belgium. http://ncs.naturalsciences.be/lithostratigraphy/Riemst-Member |
