The information on this page is a summary description.
The full formal description is available here: Steenkerque Formation
Abbreviation
STK
Parent unit
Child units
Lithological description
Cleaved mudstone and siltstone, dark grey when unweathered, frequently altered in light beige or brownish beige. Millimetric interbeds of fine sandstone or coarse siltstone are rare and mostly absent.
Age
Based on chitinozoans: Cingulochitina cingulata global biozone (Verniers, pers. comm. in Doremus & Hennebert, 1995), mid Sheinwoodian to early Homerian (mid to late Wenlock) in age.
Thickness
Between 290 and 380 m.
Area of occurrence
Brabant Massif, outcrop area: Senne and Sennette valleys.
Type locality
Senne valley, village of Steenkerque, outcrops less than 100 m south-east and north-east of the church.
Alternative names
Authors
Verniers, J., Herbosch, A., Vanguestaine, M., Geukes, F., Delcambre, B., Pingot, J.-L., Belanger, I., Hennebert, M., Debacker, T., Sintubin, M. & De Vos, W.
Date
01/01/2001
Cite as
Verniers, J., Herbosch, A., Vanguestaine, M., Geukes, F., Delcambre, B., Pingot, J.-L., Belanger, I., Hennebert, M., Debacker, T., Sintubin, M. & De Vos, W., 2001. The Steenkerque Formation, 01/01/2001. National Commission for Stratigraphy Belgium. https://ncs.naturalsciences.be/lithostratigraphy/Steenkerque-Formation
