Terres d’Haurs Formation

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The full formal description is available here: Terres d’Haurs Formation

Abbreviation TRH
Parent unit Givet Group
Child units Héblon Facies
Lithological description Well-bedded limestone unit arranged in parasequences, starting with argillaceous limestone with corals and evolving upwards to fine-grained limestone.
Age Early Givetian
Thickness 82 m in the type area, thinning eastwards and northwards.
Area of occurrence Southern limb of the Dinant Synclinorium between Trélon and Ferrières; Durbuy-Philippeville anticlinorium and northern limb of the Dinant Synclinorium between Bettrechies and Hanzinne.
Type locality Composite section along the fortifications of the Mont d’Haurs citadel in Givet (France).
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 Terres d’Haurs Formation, 23/09/2025. National Commission for Stratigraphy Belgium. https://ncs.naturalsciences.be/lithostratigraphy/Terres-dHaurs-Formation
Additional information

Lithostratigraphy Devonian

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