Category

LithoDevonian

Pondrôme member

The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Pondrôme member Abbreviation Parent unit none Child units none Lithological description Disused member (Godefroid, 1995, p. 80) attributed to the Jemelle Formation, equivalent to the base of the Hanonet Formation after Dumoulin & Blockmans (2013a). Age Thickness Area of...

Abîme Member

The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Abîme Member Abbreviation ABI Parent unit Couvin Formation Child units Saint-Remy Facies, Roche Trouée Facies Lithological description Massive and bedded limestone rich in stromatoporoids and corals, locally dolomitic. Age Eifelian Thickness 160 m in the type area, rapidly decreasing...

Fond des Valennes Member

The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Fond des Valennes Member Abbreviation FVA Parent unit Lomme Formation Child units none Lithological description Shale and siltstone with intercalation of arkosic and calcareous sandstone beds. Age Eifelian Thickness 70 m Area of occurrence Southern limb of the Dinant...

Couvin Formation

The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Couvin Formation Abbreviation CVN Parent unit none Child units Villers-la-Tour Member, Petigny Member, Cul d’Enfer Member, Abîme Member, Vierves Member Lithological description Limestone rich in stromatoporoids and corals forming biostromes separated by fossiliferous argillaceous limestone, fine-grained limestone and thinly-bedded...

Vierves Member

The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Vierves Member Abbreviation VRV Parent unit Couvin Formation Child units Reumont Dolomitic Facies Lithological description Bedded argillaceous limestone rich in brachiopods and corals, locally dolomitic. Age Eifelian Thickness 50 m in the type area, rapidly decreasing eastwards. Area of...

Wamme Member

The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Wamme Member Abbreviation WAM Parent unit Lomme Formation Child units none Lithological description Sandstone, arkosic or calcareous, with some intercalation of shale, siltstone and limestone with marine fauna. Age Eifelian Thickness 40 m Area of occurrence Southern limb of...

Vicht Member

The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Vicht Member Abbreviation VIC Parent unit Burnot Formation Child units none Lithological description Wine-red colour conglomerate and conglomeratic sandstone containing centimetric to pluricentimetric pebbles of quartz, quartzite, sandstone and occasional tourmalinite with frequent greenish to greyish siltstone intercalations. Age...

Hampteau Facies

The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Hampteau Facies Abbreviation Parent unit Burnot Formation Child units Lithological description See Burnot Formation. Age Thickness Area of occurrence Type locality Alternative names Authors Denayer, J. & Mottequin, B. Date 23/09/2025 Cite as Denayer, J. & Mottequin, B., 2025....

Chaieneu member

The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Chaieneu member Abbreviation Parent unit none Child units none Lithological description Disused member of the former Hampteau formation, now integrated into the Burnot Formation. Age Thickness Area of occurrence Type locality Alternative names Authors Denayer, J. & Mottequin, B....

Sainval Facies

The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Sainval Facies Abbreviation Parent unit Burnot Formation Child units Lithological description See Burnot Formation. Age Thickness Area of occurrence Type locality Alternative names Authors Denayer, J. & Mottequin, B. Date 23/09/2025 Cite as Denayer, J. & Mottequin, B., 2025....
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