Tielt Formation
The Tielt Formation (Dutch: Formatie van Tielt; French: Formation de Tielt; abbreviation: Tt; named after the town of Tielt in West Flanders) is a geologic formation in the subsurface of Belgium. The formation crops out in the north of Hainaut, in the southern and central parts of West- and East Flanders and in Walloon and Flemish Brabant. It consists of marine very fine sand and silt, deposited in the shallow sea that covered Belgium during the middle and late Ypresian age (early Eocene, about 53 million years ago).[1][2]
| Tielt Formation Stratigraphic range: Ypresian ~53 Ma | |
|---|---|
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Ieper Group |
| Sub-units | Egemkapel & Kortemark Members |
| Underlies | Hyon Formation |
| Overlies | Kortrijk Formation |
| Thickness | up to 25 m (82 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Region | Hainaut, West-, East Flanders, Flemish & Walloon Brabant |
| Country | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium |
| Extent | Campine Basin |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Tielt |
| Region | West Flanders |
Description
The Tielt Formation is 25 m (82 ft) thick at most. It is subdivided into two members: the Kortemark and Egemkapel Members. The formation lies stratigraphically on top of the Kortrijk Formation (early Ypresian sandy clay and silt). In the northwestern part of Belgium, the Gentbrugge Formation (late Ypresian marine clay and silt) covers the Tielt Formation. If the Gentbrugge Formation is absent, the younger Brussel Formation (Lutetian calcareous sand) is directly found on top of the Tielt Formation.[1][2]
See also
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Belgium
- Ypresian formations
- Fur Formation of Denmark
- London Clay Formation of England
- Silveirinha Formation of Portugal
- Wasatchian formations
- Nanjemoy Formation of the eastern United States
- Wasatch Formation of the western United States
- Itaboraian formations
- Itaboraí Formation of Brazil
- Laguna del Hunco Formation of Argentina
References
- Steurbaut, 2006, p.76
- Tielt Formation - National Commission on the Stratigraphy of Belgium
Bibliography
- Steurbaut, Etienne; Marleen De Ceukelaire; Tim Lanckacker; Johan Matthijs; Peter Stassen; Hervé Van Baelen, and Noël Vandenberghe. 2017. An update of the lithostratigraphy of the Ieper Group, 1–79. National Commission for the Stratigraphy of Belgium. Accessed 2020-09-07.
- Steurbaut, Etienne. 2006. Ypresian. Geologica Belgica 9. 73–93. Accessed 2020-09-07.
- Laga, P.; S. Louwye, and S. Geets. 2001. Paleogene and Neogene lithostratigraphic units (Belgium). Geologica Belgica 4. 135–152. Accessed 2020-09-07.