Category

LithoDevonian

Hymiée Member

The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Hymiée Member Abbreviation HYM Parent unit Pont de la Folle Formation Child units Sainte-Anne Facies Lithological description Succession of two or three reefal carbonate units with metre-thick beds rich in fasciculate rugose corals, with some bedded limestone at the...

Fromelennes Formation

The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Fromelennes Formation Abbreviation FRO Parent unit Givet Group Child units Flohimont Member, Moulin Boreux Member, Fort Hulobiet Member Lithological description Bedded limestone, rich in siliciclastics at the base, passing to purer limestone with stromatoporoid biostromes, arranged in sequences. Age...

Alvaux Formation

The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Alvaux Formation Abbreviation ALV Parent unit Bois de Bordeaux Group Child units none Lithological description Well-bedded limestone with calcshale and nodular argillaceous limestone beds, locally sandy at the base, relatively fossiliferous in the upper part. Age Upper Givetian Thickness...

Chalon Member

The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Chalon Member Abbreviation CHA Parent unit Moulin Liénaux Formation Child units none Lithological description Shale, calcareous shale and nodular limestone. Age Early Frasnian Thickness 10-30 m in the type area Area of occurrence Southern limb of the Dinant Synclinorium,...

Bois du Planti Formation

The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Bois du Planti Formation Abbreviation BDP Parent unit Bois de Bordeaux Group Child units none Lithological description Greyish to brownish sandstone, siltstone and shale with, locally, coalified plant remains. Age Givetian Thickness 15-17 metres Area of occurrence Margin of...

Arche Member

The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Arche Member Abbreviation ARC Parent unit Moulin Liénaux Formation Child units none Lithological description Large lense-like pinkish to grey limestone bodies, relatively rich in organisms and cavities. Age Early and middle Frasnian Thickness 100-120 m in the type area...

Najauge Sandstone Facies

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

Marchin Member

The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Marchin Member Abbreviation MRC Parent unit Pepinster Formation Child units none Lithological description Massive conglomerate with whitish siliceous matrix. Age Givetian Thickness 20 m in the type area, decreasing rapidly eastwards and westwards. Area of occurrence Northern limb of...

Aisne Sandstone Facies

The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Aisne Sandstone Facies Abbreviation Parent unit Station Member Child units none Lithological description See Station Member 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 as...

Wellin Formation

The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Wellin Formation Abbreviation WEL Parent unit none Child units none Lithological description Light-coloured, coarse-grained limestone with thin calcareous shale interbeds, usually rich in stromatoporoids and corals. Age Eifelian-Givetian Thickness 100-120 m in the type area Area of occurrence Punctually...
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