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
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TypeGeological formation
Unit ofIeper Group
Sub-unitsEgemkapel & Kortemark Members
UnderliesHyon Formation
OverliesKortrijk Formation
Thicknessup to 25 m (82 ft)
Lithology
PrimarySandstone
Location
RegionHainaut, West-, East Flanders, Flemish & Walloon Brabant
Country Belgium
ExtentCampine Basin
Type section
Named forTielt
RegionWest 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

References
  1. Steurbaut, 2006, p.76
  2. Tielt Formation - National Commission on the Stratigraphy of Belgium

Bibliography
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