Data in Brief (Aug 2022)
Outcrop coordinates and stratigraphic dip data of the Tambach Formation in the Tambach-Dietharz sedimentary basin, Central Germany
Abstract
Coordinates of surface outcrops in the Tambach Formation (Rotliegend Group, early Permian) as well as stratigraphic dip azimuth and dip angle values were measured newly during recent mapping activities in the Tambach-Dietharz sedimentary basin. In total, 304 localities of the Tambach Formation were measured. The dataset includes stratigraphic dip measurements of in-situ beds from all subunits of the Tambach Formation (i.e., Bielstein Conglomerate Member, Tambach Sandstone Member, Finsterbergen Conglomerate Member). The sedimentary rocks are composed of fine- to coarse-grained, reddish coloured siliciclastics resulting from alluvial and fluvial sediment transportation and deposition in an intracontinental palaeoenvironment. Longitude and latitude coordinates of the outcrop sections were measured with a handheld GPS device. Values of both the dipping azimuth and the dipping angles were measured with a geologic compass. The dataset has reuse potential for both cataloguing surface outcrops of the Tambach Formation and geologic mapping in the Tambach-Dietharz sedimentary basin. Additionally, the dipping azimuth and the dipping angle data can be reused for analysing the sedimentary basin geometry and digital geological modelling (2D, 3D) of the Tambach Formation.
