The information on this page is a summary description.
The full formal description is available here: Laforêt Formation
| Abbreviation | LAF |
| Parent unit | none |
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| Lithological description | Alternations of laminar and micaceous greenish-grey to grey shale and silty to sandy shale, commonly with chorite, pyrite and magnetite crystals. |
| Age | Lochkovian |
| Thickness | 300 metres |
| Area of occurrence | Ardenne Anticlinorium, west of the Mogimont Fault. |
| Type locality | Sections along the left bank of the Semois River, south of Laforêt, complemented by a section along its right bank south of Chairière. |
| Alternative names | Phyllades de Laforêt |
| Authors | Denayer, J. & Mottequin, B. |
| Date | 23/09/2025 |
| Cite as | Denayer, J. & Mottequin, B., 2025. The Laforêt Formation, 23/09/2025. National Commission for Stratigraphy Belgium. https://ncs.naturalsciences.be/lithostratigraphy/Laforet-Formation |
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