A sedimentary model of the Brussels Sands, Eocene, Belgium

New observations in the central Belgian Brussels Sands (transition Lower to Middle Eocene) allow to build a consistent model of the sedimentary processes and facies relationships of the deposit. The Brussels Sands fill a 120 km long and 40 km wide lowstand complex valley incision, correlated with the Yp10 50.0 Ma global lowstand. A marine transgression penetrated into the incised valleys transforming them first into estuaries and then into a tidal marine embayment. The sediment fill has a highstand signature. Filling started at the western bank, probably fed by a continuous coastal drift infer... Mehr ...