Information
- Type
- Project
- Name
- Stratigraphic analysis of the Priabonian and Rupelian, the-Oligocene transition, in North Belgium as a basis for correlation with the classical marine basins in the Northern Hemisphere
- Name @nl
- Stratigrafische analyse van het Priaboniaan-Rupeliaan, Eo-Oligoceen transitie, in Noord-België als basis voor correlatie met de klassieke mariene sedimentatiebekkens uit het Noordelijk Halfrond
- Description @en
- The objective is to document the biostratigraphy, the physical stratigraphy, the stable isotope signature and the sequence stratigraphy of the Priabonian and Rupelian, and hence the Eo-Oligocene transitional strata through the analysis of the available cores and the relevant outcrops in North Belgium. This area is relevant because of the presence of the body stratotypes of the Rupelian and of the regional, time related, Tongrian stage. This analysis should form the basis for correlations with the classical marine Tertiary sedimentary basins in the northern hemisphere. The multidisciplinary approach will consist of quantitative and qualitative analyses of dinoflagellate cysts, calcareous nannofossils, planktonic foraminifera and other calcareous microfossils such as ostracodes and pteropodes of the suty of stable isotopes of oxygen (ev. carbon), of grainsize trands a/of clay minerals in the Priabonian-Rupelian strata.
- Description @nl
- De biostratigrafie, de fysische stratigrafie, de stabiele isotopen signatuur, en de sequentiestratigrafie van het Priaboniaan-Rupeliaan, en meteen dus de Oeceen-Oligoceen overgangslagen worden gedocumenteerd via beschikbare gekernde boringen en relevante ontsluitingen in Noord-België. Dit gebied is relevant omwille van de aanwezigheid van de stratotype secties van het Rupeliaan en van de regionale en tijdverwante Tongeriaan etage. De multidisciplinaire aanpak voorziet in de kwantitatieve en kwalitatieve analyse van dinoflaggellatencysten, kalkschalige nannofossielen, planktonische foraminiferen, en andere kalkschalige microfossielen (ostracoden, pteroposen...) in de studie van de stabiele isotopen van zuurstof (eventueel koolstof), van de korrelgroottetrends en van de kleimineralen in de Priaboniaan-Rupeliaan lagen.
- Start date
- 2001-1
- End date
- 2004-12
Expertise
- Biostratigraphy
- defined term set: ASFA Thesaurus List
- term code: 1012
- Fossils
- defined term set: ASFA Thesaurus List
- term code: 3438
- Geological history
- defined term set: ASFA Thesaurus List
- term code: 3630
- Isotopes
- defined term set: ASFA Thesaurus List
- term code: 4508
- Physical oceanography
- defined term set: ASFA Thesaurus List
- term code: 6187
- geographic terms
- ANE, North Sea, Southern Bight