Code
NMRUBE
Status
Formal.
Lithological description
Sand containing flint and glauconite.
Depositional setting
Transgressive marine.
Definition of lower boundary
Not yet determined.
Definition of upper boundary
Not yet determined.
Thickness indication
Not yet determined.
Geographical distribution
Regional correlation
UK: ?; GER: ?; BEL: Berg Member.
Age
Rupelian.
Type section
Well:
Not yet determined.
Depth (thickness) AH:
Not yet determined.
Origin of name
Named after the village of Berg, near Tongeren in Belgium.
Previous name(s)
Vessem Member (Adrichem Boogaert and Kouwe 1997), Berg Bed (De Lang & Ebbing 2003).
Reviewed by (date)
Geert-Jan Vis (2019).
References
De Lang, F.D., Ebbing, J.H.J. 2003. Beschrijving lithostratigrafische eenheid: Rupel Formatie. NITG-TNO, 6 p.
Van Adrichem Boogaert, H.A. & Kouwe, W.F.P. 1997. Stratigraphic nomenclature of The Netherlands, revision and update by RGD and NOGEPA, Section I, Tertiary. Mededelingen Rijks Geologische Dienst, 50, 1-39.
Cite as
TNO-GDN ([YEAR]). Berg Member. In: Stratigraphic Nomenclature of the Netherlands, TNO – Geological Survey of the Netherlands. Accessed on [DATE] from https://www.dinoloket.nl/en/stratigraphic-nomenclature/berg-member.