Code
NMRUWA
Status
Formal.
Lithological description
White sand with 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: Kerniel Member.
Age
Rupelian.
Type section
Well:
Not yet determined.
Depth (thickness) AH:
Not yet determined.
Origin of name
Named after the hamlet of Waterval in the southeastern Province of Limburg.
Previous name(s)
Waterval Bed (De Lang & Ebbing 2003).
Reviewed by (date)
Geert-Jan Vis (2019).
References
De Lang, F.D., Ebbing, J.H.J. 2003. Beschrijving lithostratigrafische eenheid: Rupel Formatie. NITG-TNO, 6 p.
Cite as
TNO-GDN ([YEAR]). Waterval Member. In: Stratigraphic Nomenclature of the Netherlands, TNO – Geological Survey of the Netherlands. Accessed on [DATE] from http://acc.dinoloket.nl/en/stratigraphic-nomenclature/waterval-member.