Code
RNROL
Status
Formal (Van Adrichem Boogaert & Kouwe 1994).
Lithological description
Red-brown silty claystone, often with an anhydrite or anhydrite-cemented sandstone bed at its base.
Depositional setting
Marginal marine, evaporitic mudflats.
Definition of lower boundary
Not yet defined.
Definition of upper boundary
Not yet defined.
Thickness indication
Up to 95 m.
Geographical distribution
Regional correlation
UK: Röt Formation; GER: Röt Formation; BEL: Röt Formation.
Age
early Anisian.
Holostratotype
Depth (thickness) AH:
2502 - 2524 m (22 m)
Origin of name
None.
Previous name(s)
None.
Reviewed by (date)
Johan ten Veen (2017).
References
Van Adrichem Boogaert, H.A. & Kouwe, W.F.P. 1994. Stratigraphic nomenclature of The Netherlands; revision and update by RGD and NOGEPA, Section E, Triassic. Mededelingen Rijks Geologische Dienst, 50, 1-28.
Cite as
TNO-GDN ([YEAR]). Lower Röt Fringe Claystone Member. In: Stratigraphic Nomenclature of the Netherlands, TNO – Geological Survey of the Netherlands. Accessed on [DATE] from https://www.dinoloket.nl/en/stratigraphic-nomenclature/lower-rot-fringe-claystone-member.