Code
NUDRGIGA
Status
Formal (Bakker et al. 2003).
Lithological description
Light yellow, light grey to brown grey fine to very coarse sand, gravelly (up to boulder size).
Depositional setting
Subglacial fluvial, washed out following original deposition by ice.
Definition of lower boundary
Gradual transition into till (Gieten Member, Drente Formation).
Definition of upper boundary
Generally, sharp contact with aeolian and local river sand (Boxtel Formation).
Thickness indication
Up to several m.
Geographical distribution
Central, eastern central and northeastern Netherlands.
Regional correlation
North Sea: not present; UK: not present; GER: not distinguished; BEL: not present.
Age
late Middle Pleistocene (Saalian).
Type section
Well:
Not yet determined.
Depth (thickness) AH:
Not yet determined.
Origin of name
Named after the village of Gasselte in the northeastern Netherlands.
Previous name(s)
None.
Reviewed by (date)
Wim Dubelaar (2018), Sytze van Heteren (2019).
References
Bakker, M.A.J., Den Otter, C. Weerts, H.J.T. 2003. Beschrijving lithostratigrafische eenheid. Nederlands Instituut voor Toegepaste Geowetenschappen TNO. Utrecht.
Cite as
TNO-GDN ([YEAR]). Gasselte Bed. In: Stratigraphic Nomenclature of the Netherlands, TNO – Geological Survey of the Netherlands. Accessed on [DATE] from https://www.dinoloket.nl/en/stratigraphic-nomenclature/gasselte-bed.