Santpoort Member

Code
SLDBS
Status
Formal (Van Adrichem Boogaert & Kouwe 1993).
Lithologische beschrijving

Sequence of white to light-grey, fine- to medium-grained sandstones alternating with siltstones and claystones, and traces of coaly matter.

Afzettingsmilieu

Lower-coastal-plain to fluvial-plain setting, with marine influences.

Definitie ondergrens

Conformably overlies claystones of the Fourteens Claystone Member.

Definitie bovengrens

Conformably overlain by the claystones of the Driehuis Mottled Claystone Member, or it is unconformably overlain by younger sediments.

Dikte indicatie
Up to 150 m.
Geografische verbreiding
Regionale correlatie
UK: Humber Group; GER: ?; BEL: -.
Ouderdom
late Tithonian - early Berriasian.
Holostratotype
Depth (thickness) AH:
2403 - 2571 m (168 m)
Oorsprong naam
Named after the town of Santpoort, in the south of the Dutch province of Noord-Holland.
Vorige benaming(en)
None.
Gereviewed door (datum)
Sander Houben (2017).
Referenties
Van Adrichem Boogaert, H.A. & Kouwe, W.F.P. 1993. Stratigraphic nomenclature of The Netherlands; revision and update by RGD and NOGEPA, Section G, Upper Jurassic and Lower Cretaceous. Mededelingen Rijks Geologische Dienst, 50, 1-80..
Cite as
TNO-GDN ([YEAR]). Santpoort Member. In: Stratigraphic Nomenclature of the Netherlands, TNO – Geological Survey of the Netherlands. Accessed on [DATE] from http://acc.dinoloket.nl/en/stratigraphic-nomenclature/santpoort-member.