Category

LithoDevonian

Bois Chession Member

The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Bois Chession Member Abbreviation BCS Parent unit Hierges Formation Child units none Lithological description Quartzitic or argillaceous sandstone and grey or grey-greenish, fossiliferous shale. Age Late Emsian Thickness C. 20 metres Area of occurrence Southern limb of the Dinant...

Hamoûle Member

The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Hamoûle Member Abbreviation HML Parent unit Hierges Formation Child units none Lithological description Gravelly or conglomeratic sandstone usually fossiliferous. Age Late Emsian Thickness 140 metres in the type section Area of occurrence South-eastern limb of the Dinant Synclinorium, between...

Barrage Member

The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Barrage Member Abbreviation BAG Parent unit Hierges Formation Child units Lithological description Fossiliferous calcareous sandstone, siltstone and shale and non-carbonate sandstone. Age Late Emsian Thickness 300 to 310 metres Area of occurrence Southern margin of the Dinant Synclinorium. Type...

Burnot Formation

The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Burnot Formation Abbreviation BUR Parent unit none Child units Sainval Facies, Hampteau Facies, Caillou-que-Bique Member, Vicht Member Lithological description Rhythmical alternations of mostly reddish but also mottled and greenish conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone and shale arranged either in cyclic or...

Caillou-qui-Bique Member

The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Caillou-qui-Bique Member Abbreviation CQB Parent unit Burnot Formation Child units none Lithological description Massive unit of homogeneous conglomerate with large pebbles within the upper part of the Burnot Formation. Age Late Emsian Thickness 30 metres in the type section...

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....

Moulin de la Foulerie Formation

The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Moulin de la Foulerie Formation Abbreviation MFL Parent unit Forrières Group Child units Saint-Joseph Member, Eau Noire Member Lithological description Mixed silty and shaly limestone succession including beds of coarse-grained crinoidal limestone, often dissolved in surface, passing to greyish...
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