Zelzate Mol Fm
Period:
Paleogene
Age Interval:
Province:
N Central Belgium (Antwerp)
Type Locality and Naming
Column: Mol
Lithology and Thickness
Zelzate Fm:
LITHOLOGY=Marine unit. Bottom composed of dark grey, fine silty sand; glauconferous and micaceous. Top composed of green grey sands; fossil-rich. Sandstone is abundant. Ruisbroek Mbr consists of sand.
CALIBRATION=75% of Zelzate Fm
For more details, click Zelzate Fm.
REFERENCE=Steurbaut, 2006
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LITHOLOGY=Marine unit. Bottom composed of dark grey, fine silty sand; glauconferous and micaceous. Top composed of green grey sands; fossil-rich. Sandstone is abundant. Ruisbroek Mbr consists of sand.
CALIBRATION=75% of Zelzate Fm
For more details, click Zelzate Fm.
REFERENCE=Steurbaut, 2006
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Lithology Pattern:
Sandstone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Upper contact
Regional extent
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Priabonian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0.08
Beginning date (Ma):
37.41
Ending stage:
Rupelian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
0.2
Ending date (Ma):
32.58
Depositional setting
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
long: 5.12 lat: 51.18
Compiler: