Code
CKGP
Status
Formal (Felder 1975). Amended (Felder & Bosch 2000).
Lithologische beschrijving
Predominantly soft, fine-grained limestone. The lower part contains 50-90% CaCO3 and glauconite. The upper part contains 80-95% CaCO3 and distinctive flint nodules which may contstitute up to 20% of its volume.
Afzettingsmilieu
Shallow marine environment.
Definitie ondergrens
Rests unconformably upon the Aachen, Vaals, and Oploo formations.
Definitie bovengrens
Conformably overlain by the Maastricht Formation.
Dikte indicatie
Up to 175 m.
Geografische verbreiding
Occurs south of the Benzenrade- and Schin op Geul faults and on the Peel Block.
Regionale correlatie
UK: Rowe Formation (offshore); GER: Gulpen Formation; BEL: Gulpen Formation.
Ouderdom
late Campanian - late Maastrichtian.
Holostratotype
Well:
Gulperberg area (no well)
Depth (thickness) AH:
-
Comments:
The type area is situated southeast of the village of Gulpen, in the Gulperberg area.
Oorsprong naam
Named after the city of Gulpen.
Vorige benaming(en)
Gulpens(ch) Krijt, Gulpen Schichten, Orsbacher Schichten, Assise de Nouvel-les et Spiennes (Belgium).
Gereviewed door (datum)
Mark Geluk, Geert-Jan Vis (2017).
Referenties
Felder, W.N. & Bosch, P.W. 2000. Het Krijt van Zuid-Limburg. NITG-TNO, Geologie van Nederland 5, 190 p.
Felder, W.M. 1975. Lithostratigrafie van het Boven‑Krijt en het Dano‑Montien in Zuid‑Limburg en het aangrenzende gebied. In: Zagwijn, W.H. & C.J. van Staalduinen (eds.) Toelichting bij geologische overzichtskaarten van Nederland, Rijks Geologische Dienst, Haarlem, 63‑72.
Cite as
TNO-GDN ([YEAR]). Gulpen Formation. In: Stratigraphic Nomenclature of the Netherlands, TNO – Geological Survey of the Netherlands. Accessed on [DATE] from http://acc.dinoloket.nl/en/stratigraphic-nomenclature/gulpen-formation.