Category

LithoDevonian

Booischot Formation

The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Booischot Formation Abbreviation PBI Parent unit none Child units none Lithological description Red, green and variegated siliciclastic rocks with paleosols. Age ?Givetian-Frasnian Thickness 396 metres in the type borehole. Area of occurrence Campine Basin, north of the Brabant Inlier....

Sourd d’Ave Member

The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Sourd d’Ave Member Abbreviation SAV Parent unit Nismes Formation Child units none Lithological description Nodular shale passing upwards to shale with nodules and lenses t. Locally, chamositic or hematitic ooids near the base. Age Early Frasnian Thickness 16,5 m...

Moulin Liénaux Formation

The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Moulin Liénaux Formation Abbreviation MLX Parent unit none Child units Chalon Member, Arche Member, Ermitage Member, Boverie Member Lithological description Shale, calcareous shale, nodular limestone passing upwards to greenish-grey shale with calcareous nodules, passing laterally to large lense-like pinkish...

Prée Member

The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Prée Member Abbreviation PEE Parent unit Nismes Formation Child units none Lithological description Brownish shale with rare nodules and brachiopod. Age Early Frasnian Thickness 20-22 m in the type area, diminishing northwards. Area of occurrence Southern and eastern limbs...

Grand Breux Formation

The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Grand Breux Formation Abbreviation GBR Parent unit none Child units Bieumont Member, Lion Member, Boussu-en-Fagne Member Lithological description Nodular limestone passing upwards to greenish-grey shale with calcareous nodules, passing laterally to large lense-like grey limestone bodies. Age Middle Frasnian...

Presles Facies

The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Presles Facies Abbreviation Parent unit Nismes Formation Child units none Lithological description See Nismes Formation. Age Thickness Area of occurrence Type locality Alternative names Authors Mottequin, B., Denayer, J., Delcambre, B., Marion, J.-M. & Poty, E. Date 23/09/2025 Cite...

Pont de la Folle Formation

The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Pont de la Folle Formation Abbreviation PFL Parent unit none Child units Fontaine Samart Member, Machenées Member, Hymiée Member Lithological description Coarse-grained bioclastic limestone massive to well-bedded, dolomitic in place, passing upwards to nodular shale rich in fossils. Age...

Hotton member

The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Hotton member Abbreviation Parent unit none Child units none Lithological description Disused unit corresponding nowadays to the Trois-Fontaines Formation (see this name). Age Thickness Area of occurrence Type locality Alternative names Authors Denayer, J., Coen-Aubert, M., Marion, J.-M. &...

Bossière Member

The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Bossière Member Abbreviation BOS Parent unit Bovesse Formation Child units none Lithological description Bedded sandy limestone and dolostone with often a thin conglomeratic horizon at the base. Age Early Frasnian Thickness c. 20 m in the type area Area...

Héblon Facies

The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Héblon Facies Abbreviation Parent unit Terre d’Haurs Formation Child units none Lithological description See Terre d’Haurs Formation Age Thickness Area of occurrence Type locality Alternative names Authors Denayer, J., Coen-Aubert, M., Marion, J.-M. & Mottequin, B. Date 23/09/2025 Cite...
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