Code
RNROC
Status
Formal (NAM & RGD 1980).
Lithological description
Red-brown, anhydritic, dolomitic or sandy clay-/siltstone succession.
Depositional setting
Marginal marine, evaporitic mudflats.
Definition of lower boundary
Not yet defined.
Definition of upper boundary
Not yet defined.
Thickness indication
Up to 251 m.
Geographical distribution
Regional correlation
UK: Röt Formation; GER: Röt Formation; BEL: Röt Formation.
Age
early Anisian.
Holostratotype
Well:
Depth (thickness) AH:
1613 - 1709 m (96 m)
Origin of name
None.
Previous name(s)
None.
Reviewed by (date)
Johan ten Veen (2017).
References
NAM & RGD 1980. Stratigraphic nomenclature of The Netherlands. Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Nederlands Geologisch Mijnbouwkundig Genootschap 32, 77 p.
Cite as
TNO-GDN ([YEAR]). Röt 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/rot-claystone-member.