De Lier Member

Code
KNNSL
Status
Formal (NAM & RGD 1980). Amended (Van Adrichem Boogaert & Kouwe 1993).
Lithological description

Alternation of thin-bedded, very fine- to fine-grained argillaceous sandstones, generally glauconitic and lignitic, and sandy claystones, commonly glauconitic and with shell fragments and frequent bioturbation. Siderite concretions are common.

Depositional setting

Coastal to outer-neritic marine setting in a prograding coastal system.

Definition of lower boundary

Boundary with the Eemhaven Member or the main Vlieland Claystone Formation is a gradual transition. On the southern fringe of the West Netherlands Basin, the Eemhaven Member can be absent, and the member rests conformably upon the coastal/fluvial-plain deposits of the Nieuwerkerk Formation.

Definition of upper boundary

(Mildly un-)conformable upper boundary with the Lower Holland Marl Member is well-defined at the top of the sandstone.

Thickness indication
50 - 100 m.
Geographical distribution
Regional correlation
UK: Valhall Formation; GER: ~Minden-Braunschweig-Gruppe; BEL: -.
Age
late Barremian - early Aptian.
Holostratotype
Depth (thickness) AH:
676 - 1759 m (83 m)
Origin of name
Named after the village De Lier in the Dutch province of Zuid-Holland.
Previous name(s)
Originally De Lier Sandstone Member, since the lithological affix in the original definition of this member is inconclusive, it has been deleted.
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.
Van Adrichem Boogaert, H.A. & Kouwe, W.F.P. 1993. Stratigraphic nomenclature of The Netherlands; revision and update by RGD and NOGEPA, Section G, Upper Jurassic and Lower Cretaceous. Mededelingen Rijks Geologische Dienst, 50, 1-80..
Cite as
TNO-GDN ([YEAR]). De Lier Member. In: Stratigraphic Nomenclature of the Netherlands, TNO – Geological Survey of the Netherlands. Accessed on [DATE] from https://www.dinoloket.nl/en/stratigraphic-nomenclature/de-lier-member.