Sables du Castrais Formation

Sables du Castrais Formation
Sables du Castrais Formation
Stratigraphic range: Eocene, Ypresian–Bartonian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Type	Geological formation
Sub-units	Lophiodon lautricense and Palaeotherium zone; Issel Member; Villeneuve-la-Comptal Member; Grès de Carcassonne Member; Argiles rutilants d'Issel et de Saint-Papoul; Grès d'Issel; Molasses de Castelnaudary; Issel Sandstones;
Underlies	Molasses de Saix et de Lautrec Formation
Overlies	Danian rocks
Thickness	15–40 metres (49–131 ft) at the base and at Castelnaudary. 50–100 metres (160–330 ft) at Issel.
Lithology
Primary	Sandstone, molasse and conglomerate
Other	Gravel clays
Location
Coordinates	43°22′05″N 1°59′26″E / 43.3681°N 1.9906°E
Region	Montagne-Noire
Country	France
Extent	Carcassonne, Castelnaudary, Issel, Réalmont and Saint-Papoul
Type section
Named by	M. Richard (1946)
	Sables du Castrais Formation (France)

The Sables du Castrais Formation, also known as the Molasses du Castrais, is a geologic formation of Eocene (Ypresian to Bartonian) age,^[2]^[3] outcropping in the Montagne-Noire region of France.^[3]^[4]

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^ Marandat, B. (1987) La biostratigraphie mammalienne de l'Éocène continental du versant sud de la Montagne noire. Reconsidération d'après les nouvelles données. Muench. Geowiss. Abh. (A), 10 (1987), pp. 149-158
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^ Noulet, J.-B. (1858) – Du terrain éocène supérieur considéré comme l’un des étages constitutifs des Pyrénées. Bulletin de la Société géologique de France, 1858, p. 277-284