Houthem Campine Basin-Maasmelchen Fm
Period:
Paleogene
Age Interval:
Province:
NW Belgium (Maastricht)
Type Locality and Naming
Column: Campine Basin-Maasmelchen
Lithology and Thickness
Houthem Fm:
LITHOLOGY=Marine unit, soft grey to pale yellow coarse limestone. Shell layers are abundant.
CALIBRATION=Drawn 20% up in Danian
For more details, click Houthem Fm.
REFERENCE=Laga et al., 2001
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LITHOLOGY=Marine unit, soft grey to pale yellow coarse limestone. Shell layers are abundant.
CALIBRATION=Drawn 20% up in Danian
For more details, click Houthem Fm.
REFERENCE=Laga et al., 2001
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Lithology Pattern:
Sandy limestone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Upper contact
Regional extent
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Danian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.2
Beginning date (Ma):
65.16
Ending stage:
Danian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
0.6
Ending date (Ma):
63.41
Depositional setting
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
long: 5.73 lat: 51
Compiler: