Marine Miocene deposits in the Maaseik well 49W/220 in eastern Belgium: biostratigraphy by means of various microfossil groups.

  • H. Hooyberghs Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Instituut voor Aardwetenschappen, Redingenstraat 16, B3000 Leuven, Belgium
  • K. Wouters Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen, Vautierstraat 29, Brussels, Belgium
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0016774600020448

Abstract

A micropalaeontological analysis (foraminifera, ostracoda and bolboforma) has been undertaken for the interval between 299.7 and 201.5m of the Maaseik borehole. This interval includes marine glauconitic sands, which are generally not or not strongly decalcified. Independent from each other, the observed taxa of the different microfossil groups indicate a Late (range down to Middle) Miocene age for the interval. On the base of the biozonations of the various microfossil groups, some correlations can be presented with Late Miocene deposits of other areas in Belgium (Antwerp and Campine area), and of other places in NW Europe.

Published
2004-03-01
How to Cite
H. Hooyberghs, & K. Wouters. (2004). Marine Miocene deposits in the Maaseik well 49W/220 in eastern Belgium: biostratigraphy by means of various microfossil groups. Netherlands Journal of Geosciences, 83, 33-40. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0016774600020448
Issue
Volume 83 - 2004
Section
Regular paper

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