Category

LithoDevonian

Wiltz Formation

The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Wiltz Formation Abbreviation WIL Parent unit none Child units none Lithological description Dark grey to greenish-grey shale and siltstone displaying a fine cleavage and usually fossiliferous. Age Late Emsian Thickness 300-700 metres Area of occurrence Neufchâteau–Eifel Synclinorium, east of...

Hierges Formation

The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Hierges Formation Abbreviation HIE Parent unit none Child units Bois Chession Member, Barrage Member, Hamoûle Member Lithological description Quartzitic or argillaceous sandstone and grey or grey-greenish, fossiliferous shale passing upwards to fossiliferous calcareous sandstone, siltstone and shale and non-carbonate...

Härebësch Member

The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Härebësch Member Abbreviation HAR Parent unit Clervaux Formation Child units none Lithological description Quartzitic or argillaceous sandstone beds individualised within the mostly shaly Clervaux Formation. Age Emsian Thickness Several tens of metres Area of occurrence Neufchâteau–Eifel Synclinorium, mostly in...

Bois Godiau Formation

The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Bois Godiau Formation Abbreviation BGD Parent unit none Child units none Lithological description Conglomerate with reddish sandy or argillaceous matrix. Age Late Emsian to Eifelian Thickness A few metres Area of occurrence Very locally in the Haine-Sambre-Meuse Overturned Thrust...

Berlé Quartzite Bed

The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Berlé Quartzite Bed Abbreviation Parent unit Clervaux Formation Child units none Lithological description Lenticular beds of argillaceous and quartzitic sandstone. Age Emsian Thickness 0-9 metres Area of occurrence Neufchâteau–Eifel Synclinorium, east of Ebly and eastwards in Luxembourg and Germany...

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...

Acoz Formation

The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Acoz Formation Abbreviation ACO Parent unit none Child units Bième Member, Ruisseau d’Hanzinne Member, Solières Member Lithological description Reddish siltstone and argillaceous sandstone beds, dark reddish siltstone and shale at the base enriched upwards in reddish sandstone and metric...

Paliseul Facies

The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Paliseul Facies Abbreviation Parent unit Anloy Formation Child units Lithological description See Anloy 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....

Bième Member

The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Bième Member Abbreviation BME Parent unit Acoz Formation Child units none Lithological description Dark reddish siltstone and shale. Age Pragian Thickness 140 m in type section Area of occurrence Northern and north-eastern limbs of the Dinant Synclinorium, not differentiated...

Wépion Formation

The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Wépion Formation Abbreviation WEP Parent unit none Child units Grand Ri Member, Bois des Collets Member, Staneux Member Lithological description Green quartzite beds with a conglomeratic base, greenish or reddish sandstone with thickly bedded, grey, green or red shale...
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