Etroeungt Formation

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Abbreviation ETR
Parent unit none
Child units none
Lithological description Alternation of shale and bioclastic limestone arranged in cycles, the limestone becomes prominent upwards.
Age Latest Famennian (Strunian)
Thickness 40 m in the type area, increasing southwards.
Area of occurrence Western part of the Dinant Synclinorium
Type locality The historical disused Parcq quarry at Etroeungt does not expose the entire formation. The section along the industrial road joining the two pits of the Godin quarry (Avesnes-sur-Helpe) is currently the only good section exposing the formation.
Alternative names Calcaire d’Etroeungt
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 Etroeungt Formation, 23/09/2025. National Commission for Stratigraphy Belgium. https://ncs.naturalsciences.be/lithostratigraphy/Etroeungt-Formation
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