Lower Brabant Marl Member

Code
ATBRL
Status
Formal (NAM & RGD 1980).
Lithological description

Sandy marl interval, which is often ferruginous at the top. Locally, some thin, sandy limestone beds are intercalated.

Depositional setting

Shallow marine.

Definition of lower boundary

Not yet defined.

Definition of upper boundary

Not yet defined.

Thickness indication
Up to 184 m (LEK-01).
Geographical distribution
Regional correlation
UK: West Sole Group; GER: Dogger Group; BEL: -.
Age
late Bathonian.
Holostratotype
Depth (thickness) AH:
2035 - 2095 m (60 m)
Parastratotype
Depth (thickness) AH:
1622 - 1665 m (43 m)
Origin of name
None.
Previous name(s)
None.
Reviewed by (date)
Sander Houben (2017).
References
NAM & RGD 1980. Stratigraphic nomenclature of The Netherlands. Verhandelingen van het Koninklijk Nederlands Geologisch Mijnbouwkundig Genootschap 32, 77 p.
Cite as
TNO-GDN ([YEAR]). Lower Brabant Marl Member. In: Stratigraphic Nomenclature of the Netherlands, TNO – Geological Survey of the Netherlands. Accessed on [DATE] from https://www.dinoloket.nl/en/stratigraphic-nomenclature/lower-brabant-marl-member.