Berchem Mol Fm
Period:
Neogene
Age Interval:
Province:
N Central Belgium (Antwerp)
Type Locality and Naming
Column: Mol
Lithology and Thickness
Berchem Fm:
LITHOLOGY=Green to blackish, fine to medium fine glauconferous sand. Abundant shells. Boundaries are currently uncertain; formation is pinching out as one moves west.
CALIBRATION=Drawn 85% up in Aquitanian
For more details, click Berchem Fm.
REFERENCE=Laga et al., 2001
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LITHOLOGY=Green to blackish, fine to medium fine glauconferous sand. Abundant shells. Boundaries are currently uncertain; formation is pinching out as one moves west.
CALIBRATION=Drawn 85% up in Aquitanian
For more details, click Berchem Fm.
REFERENCE=Laga et al., 2001
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Lithology Pattern:
Fine-grained sandstone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Upper contact
Regional extent
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Aquitanian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.85
Beginning date (Ma):
20.84
Ending stage:
Langhian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
0.85
Ending date (Ma):
14.15
Depositional setting
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
long: 5.12 lat: 51.18
Compiler: