Category

LithoDevonian

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....

Nonceveux Member

The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Nonceveux Member Abbreviation NON Parent unit Bois d’Ausse Formation Child units none Lithological description Light-coloured sandstone passing to grey, beige or reddish, siltstone and shale arranged in thinning-upwards sequences. Age Pragian Thickness C. 100 m Area of occurrence The...

Schuttbourg Member

The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Schuttbourg Member Abbreviation SCH Parent unit Our Formation Child units none Lithological description Bluish to greenish-grey shale, siltstone and sandstone beds, with a brownish patina when weathered. Age Early Emsian Thickness 1100 metres Area of occurrence Northeastern limb of...

Saint-Hubert Formation

The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Saint-Hubert Formation Abbreviation STH Parent unit none Child units none Lithological description Light to dark bottle-green colour micaceous sandy shales with quartzitic sandstone intercalations. Age Late Lochkovian to early Pragian. Thickness 400-600 metres Area of occurrence Southern and southeastern...

Warche Group

The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Warche Group Abbreviation WCH Parent unit none Child units Lateral equivalents of the Mirwart Formation, Longlier Formation, Kautenbach-Troisvierges Formation Lithological description Mostly dark grey to greenish-grey shale, siltstone and sandstone. Age Pragian Thickness Several thousands of metres Area of...
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