Quareux Conglomerate Bed

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Abbreviation
Parent unit Fooz Formation
Child units
Lithological description Conglomerate and coarse-grained sandstone, forming metre-thicks lenticular beds.
Age Upper Pridoli to lowermost Lochkhovian
Thickness 0 to 10 metres
Area of occurrence Margins of the Stavelot Inliers (Eastern limb of the Dinant Synclorium, Vesdre area and Theux tectonic Window).
Type locality In the Fond de Quareux locality in the Amblève River valley, upstream Remouchamps.
Alternative names Poudingue de Quar(r)eux
Authors Denayer, J. & Mottequin, B.
Date 23/09/2025
Cite as Denayer, J. & Mottequin, B., 2025. The Quareux Conglomerate Bed, 23/09/2025. National Commission for Stratigraphy Belgium. https://ncs.naturalsciences.be/lithostratigraphy/Quareux-Conglomerate-Bed
Additional information

Lithostratigraphy Devonian

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