Code
NUSBIG
Status
Formal.
Lithological description
Shell rich sand.
Depositional setting
High-energy open marine. Deposits mobilised by wave
action or tidal currents (Rijsdijk et al. 2005).
Definition of lower boundary
Not yet determined.
Definition of upper boundary
Not yet determined.
Thickness indication
Not yet determined.
Geographical distribution
North Sea.
Regional correlation
UK: Indefatigable Grounds Formation; GER: ?; BEL: ?
Age
Holocene.
Type section
Well:
Not yet determined.
Depth (thickness) AH:
Not yet determined.
Origin of name
Unclear.
Previous name(s)
Indefatigable Grounds Formation
Reviewed by (date)
Geert-Jan Vis (2019).
References
Rijsdijk, K.F., Passchier, S., Weerts, H.J.T., Laban, C., Van Leeuwen, R.J.W., Ebbing, J.H.J. 2005. Revised Upper Cenozoic stratigraphy of the Dutch sector of the North Sea Basin: towards an integrated lithostratigraphic, seismostratigraphic and allostratigraphic approach. Netherlands Journal of Geosciences 84, 129-146. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0016774600023015
Cite as
TNO-GDN ([YEAR]). Indefatigable Grounds Member. In: Stratigraphic Nomenclature of the Netherlands, TNO – Geological Survey of the Netherlands. Accessed on [DATE] from http://acc.dinoloket.nl/en/stratigraphic-nomenclature/indefatigable-grounds-member.