Code
NUKRZU
Status
Formal (Busschers & Weerts 2003).
Lithologische beschrijving
Grey clay, slightly silty to sandy, brown to black peat, and grey to brown very fine to fine sand.
Afzettingsmilieu
Meandering fluvial, with channel belt and flood basin (Rhine; Peeters et al. 2015).
Definitie ondergrens
Gradual transition into fluvio-deltaic sand (Twello Member, Kreftenheye Formation).
Definitie bovengrens
Sharp contact with fine to medium periglacial sand (Boxtel Formation).
Dikte indicatie
Up to about 12 m in the IJssel Valley glacial basin.
Geografische verbreiding
Near the IJssel river in the central-eastern Netherlands.
Regionale correlatie
North Sea: not present; UK: not present; GER: not distinguished; BEL: not present.
Ouderdom
Late Pleistocene (Eemian).
Hypostratotype
Well:
B33E0312 (Zutphen)
Depth (thickness) AH:
9.00 - 21.00 m (12 m) below land surface
Oorsprong naam
Named after the city of Zutphen located in the IJssel Valley.
Vorige benaming(en)
None.
Gereviewed door (datum)
Wim Dubelaar (2018), Sytze van Heteren (2019).
Referenties
Busschers, F.S., Weerts, H.J.T. 2003. Beschrijving lithostratigrafische eenheid. Nederlands Instituut voor Toegepaste Geowetenschappen TNO. Utrecht.
Peeters, J., Busschers, F.S., Stouthamer, E. 2015. Fluvial evolution of the Rhine during the last interglacial-glacial cycle in the southern North Sea basin: a review and look forward. Quaternary International, 357, 176-188.
Cite as
TNO-GDN ([YEAR]). Zutphen Member. In: Stratigraphic Nomenclature of the Netherlands, TNO – Geological Survey of the Netherlands. Accessed on [DATE] from http://acc.dinoloket.nl/en/stratigraphic-nomenclature/zutphen-member.