Ore (BE.28.0002)
- Rock determination
- Sedimentary rock > Biochemical > Ore > Iron carbonate > Septarian nodule
- Chronostratigraphy
- Phanerozoic; Paleozoic; Carboniferous; Middle Pennsylvanian
- Lithostratigraphy
- Rock name
- Septarian nodule
- Rock synonyms
- Additional information
- Concretions formed in the roof of coal seams; Lower-Westphalian. Cobble stone or boulder found in alluvial deposits (Pleistocene Meuse terrace)
Find location
- Site type
- Natural geological outcrop
- Location
- Belgium; Limburg (BE); Dilsen-Stokkem
- Site name
- Bichterweerd
- Excavation or Survey Team
- Dr. Roland Dreesen
- Additional contextual information
- cobblestone found in a Pleistocene Meuse terrace of the High Campine
- Natural color
- dark brownish grey with yellowish-white "veins"
- Aged color
- reddish brown
- Components
- siderite
- Texture
- septarian; breccious
- Structure
- Weathering
- Diagnostic features
- Heavy weight (siderite)
- Additional information
- sample RD37
- Sample type
- Rock sample
- Inventory number
- BE.28.0002
- 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.