Code
NMTOWA
Status
Formal.
Lithological description
Alternating sand and clay layers.
Depositional setting
Marine.
Definition of lower boundary
Not yet determined.
Definition of upper boundary
Not yet determined.
Thickness indication
Not yet determined.
Geographical distribution
Regional correlation
UK: ?; GER: ?; BEL: Watervliet Member.
Age
late Eocene - early Oligocene.
Type section
Well:
Not yet determined.
Depth (thickness) AH:
Not yet determined.
Origin of name
Named after the village of Watervliet in Belgium.
Previous name(s)
Watervliet Bed (Ebbing et al. 2003).
Reviewed by (date)
Geert-Jan Vis (2019).
References
Ebbing, J.H.J., Menkovic, A., Busschers, F.S. 2003. Beschrijving lithostratihrafische eenheid: Formatie van Tongeren. NITG-TNO, 5 p.
Cite as
TNO-GDN ([YEAR]). Watervliet Member. In: Stratigraphic Nomenclature of the Netherlands, TNO – Geological Survey of the Netherlands. Accessed on [DATE] from http://acc.dinoloket.nl/en/stratigraphic-nomenclature/watervliet-member.