The information on this page is a summary description.
The full formal description is available here: Écluse Member
| Abbreviation | ECL |
| Parent unit | Vireux Formation |
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| Lithological description | Thick beds of grey, bluish-grey or greenish quartzitic sandstone rich in various sedimentary. |
| Age | Emsian |
| Thickness | 54 metres in the type section |
| Area of occurrence | Southern limb of the Dinant Synclinorium up to the Aisne River valley. |
| Type locality | After the écluse de Montigny (locks) facing the type section of the Vireux Formation in the Meuse River valley (France). |
| Alternative names | Grès noir de Vireux |
| Authors | Denayer, J. & Mottequin, B. |
| Date | 23/09/2025 |
| Cite as | Denayer, J. & Mottequin, B., 2025. The Écluse Member, 23/09/2025. National Commission for Stratigraphy Belgium. https://ncs.naturalsciences.be/lithostratigraphy/Ecluse-Member |
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