Laforêt Formation

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The full formal description is available here: Laforêt Formation

Abbreviation LAF
Parent unit none
Child units
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
Additional information

Lithostratigraphy Devonian

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