Code
NUBRKAEL
Status
Formal (Zagwijn & Van Staalduinen 1975).
Lithologische beschrijving
Basal lag with rolled chert pebbles, shark teeth and phosphate nodules.
Afzettingsmilieu
Transgressive shoreface, beach.
Definitie ondergrens
Sharp, unconformable contact with marine sand and clay (Rupel Formation; Van der Meulen et al. 2009).
Definitie bovengrens
Unconformable contact with shallow-marine sand (Kakert Member, undifferentiated).
Dikte indicatie
Several m.
Geografische verbreiding
Southeasternmost part of the Netherlands.
Regionale correlatie
North Sea: not present; UK: not present; GER: ?; BEL: Burcht Gravel (Berchem Formation).
Ouderdom
middle Miocene.
Type section
Well:
Not yet determined.
Depth (thickness) AH:
Not yet determined.
Oorsprong naam
Named after the village of Elsloo, near the Belgian border in the southeastern Netherlands.
Vorige benaming(en)
None.
Gereviewed door (datum)
Dirk Munsterman (2018), Sytze van Heteren (2019).
Referenties
Van der Meulen, M.J., Westerhoff, W.E., Menkovic, A., Gruijters, S.H.L.L., Dubelaar, C.W., Maljers, D. 2009. Silica sand resources in the Netherlands. Netherlands Journal of Geosciences 88, 147-160.
Zagwijn, W.H. & Van Staalduinen, C.J. 1975. Toelichting bij geologische overzichtskaarten van Nederland, met bijbehorende 5 kaarten (1 : 600 000) en 3 overzichtsprofielen. Rijks Geologische Dienst, Haarlem.
Cite as
TNO-GDN ([YEAR]). Elsloo Bed. In: Stratigraphic Nomenclature of the Netherlands, TNO – Geological Survey of the Netherlands. Accessed on [DATE] from https://www.dinoloket.nl/en/stratigraphic-nomenclature/elsloo-bed.