The information on this page is a summary description.
The full formal description is available here: Famelette Formation
| Abbreviation | FML |
| Parent unit | none |
| Child units | none |
| Lithological description | Greenish-greyish shale, occasionally fossiliferous, with micaceous beds, haematitic ooids near the base. |
| Age | Late Frasnian (?)-Tournaisian (Hastarian) (?) |
| Thickness | 212-21 m in the type area, rapidly diminishing laterally. |
| Area of occurrence | Margin of the Brabant Parautochthon between Couthuin and the Mehaigne River valley. |
| Type locality | Section along the road connecting the Mehaigne valley to the E42 motorway south-east of Huccorgne. |
| Alternative names | Schistes de la Famelette |
| 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 Famelette Formation, 23/09/2025. National Commission for Stratigraphy Belgium. https://ncs.naturalsciences.be/lithostratigraphy/Famelette-Formation |
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