Historical:Belgium Member

	Handbook of Illinois Stratigraphy
Series	Bulletin 95
Author	H. B. Willman, Elwood Atherton, T. C. Buschbach, Charles Collinson, John C. Frye, M. E. Hopkins, Jerry A. Lineback, Jack A. Simon
Date	1975
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	Handbook of Illinois Stratigraphy
Series	Bulletin 95
Author	H. B. Willman, Elwood Atherton, T. C. Buschbach, Charles Collinson, John C. Frye, M. E. Hopkins, Jerry A. Lineback, Jack A. Simon
Date	1975
Link	Web page
PDF	PDF file
Store	ISGS Store

Lithostratigraphy: Banner Formation >>Belgium Member
Chronostratigraphy: Cenozoic Erathem >>Quaternary System >>Pleistocene Series

Authors

John C. Frye and H. B. Willman

Name Origin

The Belgium Member of the Banner Formation (Johnson, 1971, p. 10) is named for the town of Belgium, Vermilion County.

Type Section

The type section is in the same exposure as the Hegeler Till Member, in the Harmattan Strip Mine No. 2 (SE SW SW 34, 20N-12W).

Extent and Thickness

The Belgium Member consists of two units; the lower is massive, tan to dark gray-brown, carbonaceous, calcareous, fossiliferous silt 0.5-2.5 feet thick (Leonard et al., 1971), and the upper is brown calcareous clay 0.5-1.5 feet thick. It is known in only the one locality in central eastern Illinois. It is known in only the one locality in central eastern Illinois.

Stratigraphic Position

The Belgium Member is bounded below by the Hegeler Till Member or bedrock and above by the Harmattan Till Member.

References

JOHNSON, W. H., 1971, Old glacial drift near Danville, Illinois: Illinois State Geological Survey Circular 457, 16 p.
LEONARD, A. B., J. C. FRYE, and W. H. JOHNSON, 1971, Illinoian and Kansan molluscan faunas of Illinois: Illinois State Geological Survey Circular 461, 23 p.

ISGS Codes

Stratigraphic Code	Geo Unit Designation
1090	--