Claminforge Member

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Abbreviation CLA
Parent unit Rivière Formation
Child units none
Lithological description Fine-grained, fossiliferous and calcareous sandstone and calcareous shale with intercalations of reddish and greenish shale.
Age Eifelian
Thickness 39 m in the type area, rapidly decreasing eastwards.
Area of occurrence Northern limb of the Dinant Synclinorium, fully developed west of the Samson River valley.
Type locality Section along the disused railway south of Aisemont.
Alternative names Macigno de Claminforge
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 Claminforge Member, 23/09/2025. National Commission for Stratigraphy Belgium. https://ncs.naturalsciences.be/lithostratigraphy/Claminforge-Member
Additional information

Lithostratigraphy Devonian

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