The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Hanonet Formation Abbreviation HNT Parent unit none Child units none Lithological description Dark argillaceous limestone with calcareous shale and siltstone, usually rich in fauna. Age Eifelian-Givetian Thickness 80 m in the type area Area of occurrence Southern limb of...
The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Foulerie member Abbreviation Parent unit none Child units none Lithological description Disused subdivision of the Couvin Formation, here split into the Villers-la-Tour, Petigny and Cul dÈfer members (see Couvin Formation). Age Thickness Area of occurrence Type locality Alternative names...
The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Claminforge Member Abbreviation CLA Parent unit Rivière Formation Child units none Lithological description Fine-grained, fossiliferous and calcareous sandstone and calcareous shale with intercalations of reddish and greenish shale. Age Eifelian Thickness 39 m in the type area, rapidly decreasing...
The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Wancennes Formation Abbreviation WAN Parent unit none Child units none Lithological description Massive, light-coloured limestone very rich in corals and stromatoporoids, crinoidal beds at the base and top. Age Eifelian Thickness 300 m in the type area. Area of...
The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Tailfer Conglomerate Bed Abbreviation Parent unit Rouillon Member Child units none Lithological description Reddish to greenish sandstone and shale. Age Eifelian Thickness A few decimetres. Area of occurrence Northern limb of the Dinant Synclinorium. Type locality Section along road...
The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Forrières Group Abbreviation FOR Parent unit none Child units Moulin de la Foulerie Formation, Jemelle Formation Lithological description Shale and siltstone, nodular or carbonate, with argillaceous and bioclastic limestone at the base. Age Emsian to Eifelian. Thickness 390-400 m...
The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Bois de Boussu Formation Abbreviation BBO Parent unit none Child units none Lithological description Conglomerate with few matrix and sandstone beds. Age Middle Devonian Thickness 3-35 m in the type area Area of occurrence Haine-Sambre-Meuse Overturn Sheets west of...
The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Vieux Moulin Member Abbreviation VXM Parent unit Jemelle Fromation Child units Najauge Sandstone Facies Lithological description Shale and siltstone, with some sandstone in the lower part. Age Lower Eifelian Thickness 260 m in the type section. Area of occurrence...
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...
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...
