Opglabbeek Campine Basin-Maasmelchen Fm
Period:
Paleogene
Age Interval:
Province:
NW Belgium (Maastricht)
Type Locality and Naming
Column: Campine Basin-Maasmelchen
Lithology and Thickness
Opglabbeek Fm:
LITHOLOGY=Dark and reddish clay, small lignite layers present.
CALIBRATION=Drawn 5% up in Selandian
For more details, click Opglabbeek Fm.
REFERENCE=Laga et al., 2001
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LITHOLOGY=Dark and reddish clay, small lignite layers present.
CALIBRATION=Drawn 5% up in Selandian
For more details, click Opglabbeek Fm.
REFERENCE=Laga et al., 2001
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Lithology Pattern:
Claystone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Upper contact
Regional extent
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Selandian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.05
Beginning date (Ma):
61.54
Ending stage:
Selandian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
0.35
Ending date (Ma):
60.81
Depositional setting
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
long: 5.73 lat: 51
Compiler: