Waimes Member

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Abbreviation WAI
Parent unit Fooz Formation
Child units
Lithological description Kaolinitic coarse-grained sandstone with few micro-conglomeratic recurrences and siltstone intercalations
Age Uppermost Pridoli
Thickness 12 to 150 metres
Area of occurrence Margins of the Stavelot and Condroz Inliers
Type locality The Waimes quarry and nearby section along the former railway acts as a composite type section for the Waimes Member.
Alternative names Arkose de Waismes (or de Weismes), Grès et arkoses de Gdoumont
Authors Denayer, J. & Mottequin, B.
Date 23/09/2025
Cite as Denayer, J. & Mottequin, B., 2025. The Waimes Member, 23/09/2025. National Commission for Stratigraphy Belgium. https://ncs.naturalsciences.be/lithostratigraphy/Waimes-Member
Additional information

Lithostratigraphy Devonian

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