Category

LithoDevonian

Anloy Formation

The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Anloy Formation Abbreviation ANL Parent unit none Child units Braux Member, Joigny Member, Paliseul Facies Lithological description Light blue-grey quartzite and siltstone in decimetre-thick regular beds with shaly laminae. Plurimetric bundles of lenticular, coarse-grained arkosic sandstone beds are locally...

Fooz Formation

The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Fooz Formation Abbreviation FOO Parent unit none Child units Ombret Conglomerate Bed, Quareux Conglomerate Bed, Waimes Member, Marteau Member, Reinhardstein Facies Lithological description Conglomerate and coarse-grained sandstone, forming metre-thicks lenticular beds with erosive base, passing upwards to grey finer-grained...

Linchamps Conglomerate Bed

The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Linchamps Conglomerate Bed Abbreviation Parent unit Fépin Formation Child units none Lithological description Poorly sorted conglomerate with dark quartzitic sandstone and quartz boulders and pebbles in an argillaceous sandstone matrix. Age Upper Pridoli to lowermost Lochkhovian Thickness 0 to...

Haybes Member

The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Haybes Member Abbreviation HAY Parent unit Fépin Formation Child units none Lithological description Greyish or blueish arkosic sandstone with kaolinitic matrix alternating with dark or greenish sandy shale. Age Upper Pridoli to lowermost Lochkhovian Thickness 0 to a few...

Roche à l’Appel Member

The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Roche à l’Appel Member Abbreviation RAA Parent unit Fépin Formation Child units none Lithological description Dark green quartzitic sandstone with oblique stratifications alternating with argillaceous micaceous sandstone and dark grey shale. Age Upper Pridoli to lowermost Lochkhovian Thickness 0...

Ombret Conglomerate Bed

The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Ombret Conglomerate Bed Abbreviation Parent unit Fooz Formation Child units none Lithological description Conglomerate and coarse-grained sandstone, forming metre-thicks lenticular beds. Age Upper Pridoli to lowermost Lochkhovian Thickness A few metres Area of occurrence Southern margin of the Condroz...

Middle Devonian update

Following the Lower Devonian units, now also the new Middle Devonian unit descriptions have all been added to our website, see here. The Upper Devonian information is coming soon. In the mean time they can be consulted in the approved proposal documents.

Lower Devonian update

Of the recent revision of the Devonian lithostratigraphy in Belgium, the Lower Devonian unit descriptions have now all been added to our website, see here. The Middle and Upper Devonian information is coming soon. In the mean time they can be consulted in the approved proposal documents.
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