Code
NUBERO
Status
Formal (Westerhoff & Weerts 2003).
Lithologische beschrijving
Clay, slightly sandy to slightly silty. Local intercalated peat layer.
Afzettingsmilieu
Fluvial (Meuse).
Definitie ondergrens
Underlain by the Beegden Formation (undifferentiated).
Definitie bovengrens
Sharp contact with periglacial aeolian and local river sand (Boxtel Formation).
Dikte indicatie
Up to several meters.
Geografische verbreiding
Northeastern part of the Roer Valley Graben.
Regionale correlatie
North Sea: not present; UK: not present; GER: not present; BEL: not present.
Ouderdom
Middle Pleistocene (Cromerian, Rosmalen interglacial).
Type section
Well:
Not yet determined.
Depth (thickness) AH:
Not yet determined.
Oorsprong naam
Named after the village of Rosmalen in the southeastern Netherlands.
Vorige benaming(en)
Rosmalen Clay, Veghel Formation (Van den Toorn 1960).
Gereviewed door (datum)
Wim Dubelaar (2018), Sytze van Heteren (2019).
Referenties
Van den Toorn, J.C. 1960. Een geologische excursie rond Deurne (Noord-Brabant). Jaarverslag van de Geologische Stichting, 50-57.
Westerhof, W.E., Weerts, H.J.T. 2003. Beschrijving lithostratigrafische eenheid. Nederlands Instituut voor Toegepaste Geowetenschappen TNO. Utrecht.
Cite as
TNO-GDN ([YEAR]). Rosmalen Bed. In: Stratigraphic Nomenclature of the Netherlands, TNO – Geological Survey of the Netherlands. Accessed on [DATE] from https://www.dinoloket.nl/en/stratigraphic-nomenclature/rosmalen-bed.