Chokier Campine Basin-Maasmelchen Fm
Period:
Carboniferous
Age Interval:
Province:
NW Belgium (Maastricht)
Type Locality and Naming
Column: Campine Basin-Maasmelchen
Lithology and Thickness
Chokier Fm:
LITHOLOGY=Calcareous shales, shales and cherts. No coal seams, but rich in marine fauna. Radioactive, organic rich shales are a distinguishing feature. Occurs in regional stage Namur A.
CALIBRATION=Drawn 15% up in Serpukhovian
For more details, click Chokier Fm.
REFERENCE=Delmer et al., 2001
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LITHOLOGY=Calcareous shales, shales and cherts. No coal seams, but rich in marine fauna. Radioactive, organic rich shales are a distinguishing feature. Occurs in regional stage Namur A.
CALIBRATION=Drawn 15% up in Serpukhovian
For more details, click Chokier Fm.
REFERENCE=Delmer et al., 2001
"
Lithology Pattern:
Claystone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Upper contact
Regional extent
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Serpukhovian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.16
Beginning date (Ma):
329.24
Ending stage:
Serpukhovian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
0.95
Ending date (Ma):
323.73
Depositional setting
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
long: 5.73 lat: 51
Compiler: