Category

LithoDevonian

Kautenbach-Troisvierges Formation

The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Kautenbach-Troisvierges Formation Abbreviation KAT Parent unit none Child units none Lithological description Dark bluish slate getting richer in thin light grey or greenish sandstone laminae upwards, passing to typical quartzophyllade. Light greenish quartzitic sandstone beds with ripple marks occur....

Bois d’Ausse Formation

The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Bois d’Ausse Formation Abbreviation BAU Parent unit none Child units Bôlia Member, Tréko Member, Masuis Member, Nonceveux Member Lithological description Dominantly grey or light-coloured quartzitic sandstone beds with abundant sedimentary structures (cross-beds) and few siltstone and shale thin beds....

Joigny Member

The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Joigny Member Abbreviation JOI Parent unit Anloy Formation Child units none Lithological description Homogeneous shale and siltstone with beds of argillaceous, carbonate or micaceous sandstone passing to dark grey shale and slate with silty lamina. Age Lochkovian Thickness 400...

Solières Member

The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Solières Member Abbreviation SOL Parent unit Acoz Formation Child units none Lithological description Greyish to bluish shale and siltstone with rare sandstone and quartzitic sandstone interbeds Age Pragian Thickness 50 to 130 metres Area of occurrence Northern and north-eastern...

Ruisseau d’Hanzinne Member

The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Ruisseau d’Hanzinne Member Abbreviation RHZ Parent unit Acoz Formation Child units none Lithological description Reddish siltstone and argillaceous sandstone with light-coloured quartzite beds and, greenish, pinkish or yellowish siltstone and shale. Age Pragian Thickness 160 m in the type...

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...

Laforêt Formation

The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Laforêt Formation Abbreviation LAF Parent unit none Child units none Lithological description Alternations of laminar and micaceous greenish-grey to grey shale and silty to sandy shale, commonly with chorite, pyrite and magnetite crystals. Age Lochkovian Thickness 300 metres Area...
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