The information on this page is a summary description.
The full formal description is available here: Stokkem Formation
| Abbreviation | Sk |
| Parent unit | Meuse Group |
| Child units | |
| Lithological description | Sediments of the modern, meandering Meuse. 4-5m graded gravel due to lateral accretion of point bars, also distinguished by the presence of the Laacher See volcanic minerals (vL). Covered by overbank silts which are divided in to pre deforestation clayey Mullem Member (SkM) and post deforestation silty Heppeneert Member ( SkH). |
| Age | Holocene. |
| Thickness | |
| Area of occurrence | Lower Meuse Valley. |
| Type locality | Quarries and brickyards in alluvial plain. |
| 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 Stokkem Formation, 01/01/2001. National Commission for Stratigraphy Belgium. http://ncs.naturalsciences.be/lithostratigraphy/Stokkem-Formation |
