Tourtia

Tourtia
Stratigraphic range:
Sarrasin de Bettrechies
TypeGeologic formation
Lithology
PrimaryClay-sand conglomerate
Location
Coordinates50°37′15″N 3°24′22″E / 50.6207°N 3.4061°E / 50.6207; 3.4061
RegionHainaut
CountryBelgium
Tourtia is located in Belgium
Tourtia
Tourtia (Belgium)

Tourtia is a Cenomanian clay-sand conglomeratic deposit found in Wallonia.

Those deposits are generally composed of a matrix of grey or blackish clay more or less sandy, bearing various pebbles from the Paleozoic and Albian fossils undergoing taphonomic reworking.

The Tourtia from Tournai, also called sarrasin de Bellignies or sarrasin de Bettrechies, is a glauconitic marl bearing Paleozoic pebbles.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Boulvain, Frédéric; Pingot, Jean-Louis (2011). Académie royale de Belgique (ed.). Genèse du sous-sol de la Wallonie. Bruxelles. p. 190. ISBN 978-2-8031-0288-4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)


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