Stratigraphical distribution of tephra layers in the lower Paleogene of the southwestern margin of the North Sea basin
Knox, R.W.O'B. (1994). Stratigraphical distribution of tephra layers in the lower Paleogene of the southwestern margin of the North Sea basin. Bull. Belg. Ver. Geologie = Bull. Soc. Belg. Geol. 102(1-2): 159-164
In: Bulletin van de Belgische Vereniging voor Geologie = Bulletin de la Société Belge de Géologie. Belgische Vereniging voor Geologie = Société Belge de Géologie: Brussel. ISSN 0379-1807; e-ISSN 0772-9464, more
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| Keywords |
ANE, North Sea
Countries > Developed countries > British isles > European union countries > Oecd countries > Commonwealth of nations > Uk > Great britain > England
England
France
Rocks > Igneous rocks > Volcanic rocks > Tephra
France [Marine Regions]; North Sea [Marine Regions]
Marine/Coastal |
| Abstract |
The presence of tephra layers at several levels in the early Paleogene succession of northwest Germany, the northern Netherlands and central eastern England indicates that ash falls took place throughout northwest Europe over this period. The preservation potential of ash layers in the more marginal facies of the London Basin, the Paris Basin, Belgium and the southem Netherlands is, however, relatively low. Tephra layers have nevertheless, been recorded from the Woolwich Beds of the London Basin and from the Sables et Argiles à Ostracodes et Mollusques of Varengeville, northeast France. They may therefore be expected to occur in equivalent strata in the Paris Basin and in the Upper Landenian strata of Belgium and the Netherlands. |
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