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Sandstone (BE.22.0007)

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Rock determination
Sedimentary rock > Siliciclastic > Sandstone > Quartzarenite
Chronostratigraphy
Phanerozoic; Cenozoic; Neogene; Miocene
Lithostratigraphy
Bolderberg Formation
Rock name
Quartzarenitic sandstone
Rock synonyms
"Bolderian" quartzarenitic sandstone; groundwater silcrete; zoetwaterkwartsiet
Additional information
Age: Burdigalian/early Serravallian

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Site type
Natural geological outcrop
Location
Belgium; Limburg (BE); Diepenbeek
Site name
Kapelveld
Excavation or Survey Team
Dr. Roland Dreesen
Additional contextual information
plowed up field find (Bouquetstraat, Kapelveld)
Natural color
white, beige to very pale orange
Aged color
light brown
Components
quartz; medium-grained; quartz cement; fossil plant root traces and moulds/imprints
Texture
saccharoid
Structure
Bioturbations (penetrating rootlets); pitted surface (top)
Weathering
Diagnostic features
presence of fossil plant root traces and pitted surface (root sections)
Additional information
Sample type
Rock sample
Inventory number
BE.22.0007
Collection
Archaeological Department, Ghent University
Donating institute/person
Dr. Roland Dreesen
Host collection
Other samples available
No
Sample collection method
Field Sampling (clay/rock)
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Last modified: 2024-04-24.