Cousolre Member

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The full formal description is available here: Cousolre Member

Abbreviation COU
Parent unit Philippeville Formation
Child units none
Lithological description Light grey to dark bedded limestone, often rich in fossil organisms (corals, stromatoporoids).
Age Middle Frasnian
Thickness 15 m in the type area
Area of occurrence Durbuy-Philippeville Anticlinorium and northern limb of the Dinant Synclinorium west of Gerpinnes.
Type locality Section in the quarries mostly located on the right bank of the La Thure River at Cousolre in Avesnois (France).
Alternative names Marbre de Cousolre
Authors Mottequin, B., Denayer, J., Delcambre, B., Marion, J.-M. & Poty, E.
Date 23/09/2025
Cite as Mottequin, B., Denayer, J., Delcambre, B., Marion, J.-M. & Poty, E., 2025. The Cousolre Member, 23/09/2025. National Commission for Stratigraphy Belgium. https://ncs.naturalsciences.be/lithostratigraphy/Cousolre-Member
Additional information

Lithostratigraphy Devonian

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