Code
NUBERT
Status
Formal (Westerhoff & Weerts 2003).
Lithological description
Medium to very coarse sand and coarse gravel, with cobbles, boulders and blocks. Local loam or clay, especially at the top, coarse sand lenses.
Depositional setting
Fluvial (western Meuse).
Definition of lower boundary
Sharp contact with various Neogene, Paleogene, Cretaceous and Paleozoic units. Locally incised into ‘s Gravenvoeren or St. Pietersberg Members (Beegden Formation).
Definition of upper boundary
Locally exposed at the surface. Commonly, sharp contact with periglacial aeolian and local river loam and sand (Boxtel Formation). Locally incised by Gronsfeld or Caberg Members (Beegden Formation).
Thickness indication
Up to about 10 m.
Geographical distribution
Southeasternmost part of the Netherlands, along the Meuse river.
Regional correlation
North Sea: not present; UK: not present; GER: ?; BEL: Lanaken Formation (Gullentops et al. 2001).
Age
Middle Pleistocene (Cromerian - Holsteinian).
Type section
Well:
Not yet determined.
Depth (thickness) AH:
Not yet determined.
Origin of name
Named after the village of Rothem in the southeastern Netherlands.
Previous name(s)
Rothem Deposits, Veghel Formation (Felder & Bosch 1989).
Reviewed by (date)
Wim Dubelaar (2018), Sytze van Heteren (2019).
References
Felder, W.M., Bosch, P.W. 1989. Geologische kaart van Zuid-Limburg en omgeving. Afzettingen van de Maas. Rijks Geologische Dienst, Haarlem.
Gullentops, F., Bogemans, F., De Moor, G., Paulissen, E., Pissart, A. 2001. Quaternary lithostratigraphic units (Belgium). In: Bultynck, P., Dejonghe, L. (eds.), Guide to a revised lithostratigraphic scale of Belgium, Geologica Belgica, 4/1-2, 153-164.
Westerhof, W.E., Weerts, H.J.T. 2003. Beschrijving lithostratigrafische eenheid. Nederlands Instituut voor Toegepaste Geowetenschappen TNO. Utrecht.
Cite as
TNO-GDN ([YEAR]). Rothem Member. In: Stratigraphic Nomenclature of the Netherlands, TNO – Geological Survey of the Netherlands. Accessed on [DATE] from http://acc.dinoloket.nl/en/stratigraphic-nomenclature/rothem-member.