Code
NLLAGE
Status
Formal (Van Adrichem Boogaert & Kouwe 1997).
Lithologische beschrijving
Hard and soft, mainly grey-white to yellow-brown, argillaceous marl with many burrows and yellow concretions. The lowermost beds generally consist of dark green marly clay.
Afzettingsmilieu
Near coastal to shallow marine.
Definitie ondergrens
Sharp transition to the sands of the underlying Heers Member, with relatively low gamma-ray readings.
Definitie bovengrens
Gradual transition to the overlying Liessel Member, which is expressed on gamma-ray logs by higher readings for the Liessel Member. On resistivity logs the marl can be very clearly distinguished by higher readings than the overlying Liessel Member.
Dikte indicatie
Up to 40 m.
Geografische verbreiding
Regionale correlatie
UK: Maureen Formation; GER: not present; BEL: Heers Formation.
Ouderdom
late Paleocene (Thanetian).
Holostratotype
Well:
Depth (thickness) AH:
1395 - 1412 m AH (17 m)
Comments:
Type section is only valid for the Netherlands.
Oorsprong naam
Named after the hamlet of Gelinden belonging to the municipality of Heers in Belgium.
Vorige benaming(en)
None.
Gereviewed door (datum)
Geert-Jan Vis (2019).
Referenties
Van Adrichem Boogaert, H.A. & Kouwe, W.F.P. 1997. Stratigraphic nomenclature of The Netherlands, revision and update by RGD and NOGEPA, Section I, Tertiary. Mededelingen Rijks Geologische Dienst, 50, 1-39.
Cite as
TNO-GDN ([YEAR]). Gelinden Member. In: Stratigraphic Nomenclature of the Netherlands, TNO – Geological Survey of the Netherlands. Accessed on [DATE] from http://acc.dinoloket.nl/en/stratigraphic-nomenclature/gelinden-member.