Category

LithoDevonian

Heusy Member

The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Heusy Member Abbreviation HEU Parent unit Pepinster Formation Child units none Lithological description Arkosic and conglomeratic sandstone beds and conglomerate, usually pinkish with pink quartz pebble. Age Eifelian Thickness 24 m in the type area Area of occurrence Northern...

Rivière Formation

The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Rivière Formation Abbreviation RIV Parent unit none Child units Rouillon Member, Roisin Member, Claminforge Member Lithological description Heterolithic formation made of conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone, shale and impure limestone, reddish to greenish. Age Eifelian Thickness 120 m in the type...

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...

Station Member

The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Station Member Abbreviation STA Parent unit Jemelle Fromation Child units Aisne Sandstone Facies Lithological description Homogeneous succession of dark-coloured shale and siltstone with local development of sandstone. Age Lower Eifelian Thickness 40 m in the type section. Area of...

Givet Group

The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Givet Group Abbreviation GIV Parent unit none Child units Trois-Fontaines Formation, Terres d’Haurs Formation, Mont d’Haurs Formation, Fromelennes Formation Lithological description Various type of limestone, from coarse bioclastic to stromatolitic, often arranged in sequences. Age Givetian Thickness 460 m...

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...
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