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Luxembourg Sandstone

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Luxembourg Sandstone
Stratigraphic range: Hettangian–Sinemurian
Outcrop of Luxembourg sandstone on a road construction site north of Luxembourg City
TypeFormation
Thickness100 metres in central Luxembourg
Lithology
PrimarySandstone, Limestone
Location
Country Luxembourg

The Luxembourg Sandstone is a geologic formation in Luxembourg. It exists along the eastern margin of the Paris Basin. Sandstone units continuous with the Luxembourg Sandstone also occur in France. It is Early Jurassic in age. It predominantly outcrops in a belt extending through south-central Luxembourg. It up to 100 metres thick and predominantly consists of carbonaceuous poorly cemented sandstone and sandy limestone[1][2][3][4]

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References

  1. ^ BRIL, Koen VAN DEN; SWENNEN, Rudy (2009). "Sedimentological control on carbonate cementation in the Luxembourg Sandstone Formation". Geologica Belgica (in French). 12 (1–2). ISSN 1374-8505.
  2. ^ VAN DEN BRIL, KOEN; GREGOIRE, COLETTE; SWENNEN, RUDY; LAMBOT, SEBASTIEN (August 2007). "Ground-penetrating radar as a tool to detect rock heterogeneities (channels, cemented layers and fractures) in the Luxembourg Sandstone Formation (Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg)". Sedimentology. 54 (4): 949–967. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3091.2007.00868.x.
  3. ^ Hendriks, Martin R. (April 1993). "Effects of lithology and land use on storm run-off in east luxembourg". Hydrological Processes. 7 (2): 213–226. doi:10.1002/hyp.3360070211.
  4. ^ Guerin-Franiatte, S.; Hary, A.; Muller, A. (1 July 1991). "La formation des gres du Luxembourg au Lias inferieur; reconstitution dynamique du paleoenvironnement". Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France (in French). 162 (4): 763–773. doi:10.2113/gssgfbull.162.4.763.