Bois de Chaumont Formation

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Abbreviation BCH
Parent unit none
Child units
Lithological description Conglomerate of pebbles of quartz and quartzite, greenish sandstone, and greenish to blueish siltstone and shale.
Age Late Lochkovian
Thickness c. 20 m
Area of occurrence Very locally in the Haine–Sambre–Meuse Overturned Thrust sheets.
Type locality Discontinuous outcrops in the Bois de Chaumont between Presles and Le Roux.
Alternative names none
Authors Denayer, J. & Mottequin, B.
Date 23/09/2025
Cite as Denayer, J. & Mottequin, B., 2025. The Bois de Chaumont Formation, 23/09/2025. National Commission for Stratigraphy Belgium. https://ncs.naturalsciences.be/lithostratigraphy/Bois-de-Chaumont-Formation
Additional information

Lithostratigraphy Devonian

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