Texel Greensand Member

Code
CKTXG
Status
Formal (NAM & RGD 1980).
Lithologische beschrijving

Greenish, glauconitic, calcareous sandstones with intercalated marls.

Afzettingsmilieu

Inner- to outer-neritic marine depositional setting. An abundance of glauconite indicates frequent reworking and a relatively low rate of deposition. Glauconite is commonly found in transgressive sand units, at the end of the Albian transgression.

Definitie ondergrens

At the southern margin of the West Netherlands Basin the member covers the Rijnland Group essentially conformably.

Definitie bovengrens

Overlain conformably by the Texel Marlstone Member.

Dikte indicatie
Generally less than 65 m, but up to 170 m in Q13 wells.
Geografische verbreiding
Southern fringe of the West Netherlands Basin and very locally in the vicinity of Nijmegen at the margin of the Central Netherlands Basin and Maasbommel High (Gras, 1995).
Regionale correlatie
UK: -; GER: -; BEL: -.
Ouderdom
early or middle Cenomanian.
Holostratotype
Depth (thickness) AH:
1110 - 1127 m (17 m)
Oorsprong naam
Named after the Texel Formation.
Vorige benaming(en)
None.
Gereviewed door (datum)
Mark Geluk, Geert-Jan Vis (June 2017).
Referenties
Gras, R. 1995. Late Cretaceous sedimentation and tectonic inversion, southern Netherlands. Netherlands Journal of Geosciences 89, 203 - 237.
NAM & RGD 1980. Stratigraphic nomenclature of The Netherlands. Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Nederlands Geologisch Mijnbouwkundig Genootschap 32, 77 p.
Cite as
TNO-GDN ([YEAR]). Texel Greensand Member. In: Stratigraphic Nomenclature of the Netherlands, TNO – Geological Survey of the Netherlands. Accessed on [DATE] from https://www.dinoloket.nl/en/stratigraphic-nomenclature/texel-greensand-member.