Code
NUBEOM
Status
Formal (Westerhoff & Weerts 2003).
Lithologische beschrijving
Fine to very coarse gravel, sandy with local cobbles and variable carbonate content. At the top usually a 1- to 3-m-thick sandy loam bed.
Afzettingsmilieu
Fluvial (western Meuse). Youngest terrace.
Definitie ondergrens
Sharp contact with various Neogene, Paleogene, Cretaceous and Paleozoic units. Locally incised into Caberg or Gronsveld Member (Beegden Formation).
Definitie bovengrens
Commonly exposed at the surface. Locally, sharp contact with periglacial aeolian and local river loam and sand (Boxtel Formation).
Dikte indicatie
Up to about 20 m.
Geografische verbreiding
Southeasternmost part of the Netherlands, directly along the Meuse river.
Regionale correlatie
North Sea; not present; UK: not present; GER: ?; BEL: Stokkem Formation, Lanklaar Formation (Maasmechelen and Geistingen Members) (Gullentops et al. 2001).
Ouderdom
Late Pleistocene (Weichselian) - Holocene.
Type section
Well:
Not yet determined.
Depth (thickness) AH:
Not yet determined.
Oorsprong naam
Named after the village of Oost-Maarland in the southeastern Netherlands.
Vorige benaming(en)
Oost-Maarland Deposits, Kreftenheye Formation (Felder & Bosch 1989).
Gereviewed door (datum)
Wim Dubelaar (2018), Sytze van Heteren (2019).
Referenties
Felder, W.M., Bosch, P.W. 1989. Geologische kaart van Zuid-Limburg en omgeving. Afzettingen van de Maas. Rijks Geologische Dienst, Haarlem.
Gullentops, F., Bogemans, F., De Moor, G., Paulissen, E., Pissart, A. 2001. Quaternary lithostratigraphic units (Belgium). In: Bultynck, P., Dejonghe, L. (eds.), Guide to a revised lithostratigraphic scale of Belgium, Geologica Belgica, 4/1-2, 153-164.
Westerhof, W.E., Weerts, H.J.T. 2003. Beschrijving lithostratigrafische eenheid. Nederlands Instituut voor Toegepaste Geowetenschappen TNO. Utrecht.
Cite as
TNO-GDN ([YEAR]). Oost-Maarland Member. In: Stratigraphic Nomenclature of the Netherlands, TNO – Geological Survey of the Netherlands. Accessed on [DATE] from https://www.dinoloket.nl/en/stratigraphic-nomenclature/oost-maarland-member.