Category

LithoDevonian

Pepinster Formation

The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Pepinster Formation Abbreviation PER Parent unit none Child units Heusy Member, Marchin Member Lithological description Red siltstone with red and green shale, arkosic and conglomeratic sandstone beds and conglomerate lenses, dolomites and limestone at the top. Age Eifelian-Givetian Thickness...

Cimetière Member

The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Cimetière Member Abbreviation CIM Parent unit Jemelle Fromation Child units none Lithological description Homogeneous dark shale succession poor in fauna. Age Lower Eifelian Thickness 110-115 m in the type section. Area of occurrence Southern limbs of the Dinant Synclinorium...

Trois-Fontaines Formation

The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Trois-Fontaines Formation Abbreviation TRF Parent unit Givet Group Child units Marenne Member Lithological description Coarse-grained crinoidal limestone at the base, biostromal unit rich in stromatoporoids and tabulate corals in the middle and fine-grained limestone in the upper part. Age...

Villers-la-Tour Member

The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Villers-la-Tour Member Abbreviation VLR Parent unit Couvin Formation Child units none Lithological description Limestone rich in stromatoporoids and corals forming biostromes. Age Eifelian Thickness 40 m in the type area, rapidly decreasing eastwards. Area of occurrence Southern limb of...

Chavées Member

The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Chavées Member Abbreviation CVE Parent unit Jemelle Fromation Child units none Lithological description Fossiliferous shale and carbonate shale, often nodular, with limestone beds. Age Upper Eifelian Thickness Up to 195 m. Area of occurrence Southern and south-eastern limbs of...

Marenne Member

The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Marenne Member Abbreviation MRN Parent unit Trois-Fontaines Formation Child units none Lithological description Sandy limestone to bioclastic sandstone with cross-stratifications. Age Givetian Thickness 30 m in the type area. Area of occurrence Southern limb of the Dinant Synclinorium between...

Petigny Member

The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Petigny Member Abbreviation PET Parent unit Couvin Formation Child units none Lithological description Well-bedded fined-grained dark limestone. Age Eifelian Thickness 40 m in the type area, rapidly decreasing eastwards. Area of occurrence Southern limb of the Dinant Synclinorium, west...

Tienne Sainte-Anne Member

The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Tienne Sainte-Anne Member Abbreviation TSA Parent unit Jemelle Fromation Child units none Lithological description Hectometric lenses of light-grey bioclastic limestone rich in stromatoporoids. Age Upper Eifelian Thickness 50 to 200 m Area of occurrence Southern limb of the Dinant...

Charlemont formation

The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Charlemont formation Abbreviation Parent unit none Child units none Lithological description Disused unit introduced by Pel (1975, p. 77) corresponding nowadays to the Trois-Fontaines, Terres d’Haurs and Mont d’Haurs formations. Age Thickness Area of occurrence Type locality Alternative names...

Cul d’Èfer Member

The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Cul d’Èfer Member Abbreviation CUE Parent unit Couvin Formation Child units none Lithological description Massive limestone rich in stromatoporoids and corals, arranged in biostromes. Age Eifelian Thickness 130-135 m in the type area, rapidly decreasing eastwards. Area of occurrence...
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