Upper Röt Fringe Claystone Member

Code
RNROY
Status
Formal (Van Adrichem Boogaert & Kouwe 1994).
Lithological description

Red-brown, silty, sandy or anhydritic claystone. May contain dolomitic stringers.

Depositional setting

Marginal marine, evaporitic mudflats.

Definition of lower boundary

Not yet defined.

Definition of upper boundary

Not yet defined.

Thickness indication
Up to 70 m.
Geographical distribution
Regional correlation
UK: Röt Formation; GER: Röt Formation; BEL: Röt Formation.
Age
early Anisian.
Holostratotype
Depth (thickness) AH:
2417 - 2448 m (31 m)
Origin of name
None.
Previous name(s)
None.
Reviewed by (date)
Johan ten Veen (2017).
References
Van Adrichem Boogaert, H.A. & Kouwe, W.F.P. 1994. Stratigraphic nomenclature of The Netherlands; revision and update by RGD and NOGEPA, Section E, Triassic. Mededelingen Rijks Geologische Dienst, 50, 1-28.
Cite as
TNO-GDN ([YEAR]). Upper Röt Fringe Claystone Member. In: Stratigraphic Nomenclature of the Netherlands, TNO – Geological Survey of the Netherlands. Accessed on [DATE] from https://www.dinoloket.nl/en/stratigraphic-nomenclature/upper-rot-fringe-claystone-member.