Code
NUBRKAEL
Status
Formal (Zagwijn & Van Staalduinen 1975).
Lithological description
Basal lag with rolled chert pebbles, shark teeth and phosphate nodules.
Depositional setting
Transgressive shoreface, beach.
Definition of lower boundary
Sharp, unconformable contact with marine sand and clay (Rupel Formation; Van der Meulen et al. 2009).
Definition of upper boundary
Unconformable contact with shallow-marine sand (Kakert Member, undifferentiated).
Thickness indication
Several m.
Geographical distribution
Southeasternmost part of the Netherlands.
Regional correlation
North Sea: not present; UK: not present; GER: ?; BEL: Burcht Gravel (Berchem Formation).
Age
middle Miocene.
Type section
Well:
Not yet determined.
Depth (thickness) AH:
Not yet determined.
Origin of name
Named after the village of Elsloo, near the Belgian border in the southeastern Netherlands.
Previous name(s)
None.
Reviewed by (date)
Dirk Munsterman (2018), Sytze van Heteren (2019).
References
Van der Meulen, M.J., Westerhoff, W.E., Menkovic, A., Gruijters, S.H.L.L., Dubelaar, C.W., Maljers, D. 2009. Silica sand resources in the Netherlands. Netherlands Journal of Geosciences 88, 147-160.
Zagwijn, W.H. & Van Staalduinen, C.J. 1975. Toelichting bij geologische overzichtskaarten van Nederland, met bijbehorende 5 kaarten (1 : 600 000) en 3 overzichtsprofielen. Rijks Geologische Dienst, Haarlem.
Cite as
TNO-GDN ([YEAR]). Elsloo Bed. In: Stratigraphic Nomenclature of the Netherlands, TNO – Geological Survey of the Netherlands. Accessed on [DATE] from http://acc.dinoloket.nl/en/stratigraphic-nomenclature/elsloo-bed.