Chavées Member

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Abbreviation CVE
Parent unit Jemelle Fromation
Child units none
Lithological description Fossiliferous shale and carbonate shale, often nodular, with limestone beds.
Age Upper Eifelian
Thickness Up to 195 m.
Area of occurrence Southern and south-eastern limbs of the Dinant Synclinorium between Trélon (France) and Ferrières.
Type locality Section in the trench of the Jemelle–Rochefort disused railway.
Alternative names none
Authors Denayer, J., Coen-Aubert, M., Marion, J.-M. & Mottequin, B.
Date 23/09/2025
Cite as Denayer, J., Coen-Aubert, M., Marion, J.-M. & Mottequin, B., 2025. The Chavées Member, 23/09/2025. National Commission for Stratigraphy Belgium. https://ncs.naturalsciences.be/lithostratigraphy/Chavees-Member
Additional information

Lithostratigraphy Devonian

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