The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Luxembourg Formation Abbreviation LUX Parent unit Child units Metzert Member, Florenville Member, Orval Member, Virton Member, Chevratte Member, Stockem Member Lithological description Alternation of sandy limestone and sand with cross-bedded stratifications; locally, homogeneous sand, sandstone and coquinas (“lumachelles”). Age...
The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Grandcourt Formation Abbreviation GRT Parent unit Child units Lithological description Generally bituminous grey clay and marl with a thin silty-calcareous lamination, and laminar limestone nodules (“Schistes Cartons” Member), passing toward the top to sandier laminated marl, rich in septaria....
The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Gruitrode Member Abbreviation Parent unit Buntsandstein Formation Child units Lithological description Alternation of red thick-bedded siltstones to silty claystones and sandstones of varying granulometry , including conglomerates, occasionally bleached; top at last siltstone; Age Thickness Gruitrode Member 100 m...
The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Metzert Member Abbreviation Parent unit Luxembourg Formation Child units Lithological description Age Thickness Area of occurrence Type locality Alternative names Authors Dusar, M. Date 14/12/2022 Cite as Dusar, M., 2022. The Metzert Member, 14/12/2022. National Commission for Stratigraphy Belgium....
The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Mont-Saint-Martin Formation Abbreviation MSN Parent unit Child units Lithological description Argillaceous sandstone (“Supraliasic Sandstone”), followed by ferruginous marl including several iron oolite beds, and ending with sandy marl. Locally, coquina beds. Age Mont-Saint-Martin Formation is dated from Upper Toarcian...
The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Bullen Member Abbreviation Parent unit Buntsandstein Formation Child units Lithological description Red, often bleached sandstones of varying granulometry, including conglomerates (pebbles can be either of synsedimentary pedogenetic origin or allochtonous and similar in composition to the basal Permian conglomerate,...
The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Florenville Member Abbreviation Parent unit Luxembourg Formation Child units Lithological description Age Thickness Area of occurrence Type locality Alternative names Authors Dusar, M. Date 14/12/2022 Cite as Dusar, M., 2022. The Florenville Member, 14/12/2022. National Commission for Stratigraphy Belgium....
The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Longwy Formation Abbreviation LGW Parent unit Child units Lithological description Orange yellow sandy limestone, followed by shelly limestone with locally conglomeratic layers with bioclastic limestone clasts. The base of the formation corresponds to the first limestone deposit superposed on...
The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Bree Member Abbreviation Parent unit Buntsandstein Formation Child units Lithological description Consisting of three parts: a lower clay stone-dominated part composed of thinbedded claystones and sandstones rich in calcareous cements; a middle sandstone-dominated part composed of mostly fine to...
The information on this page is a summary description. The full formal description is available here: Orval Member Abbreviation Parent unit Luxembourg Formation Child units Lithological description Age Thickness Area of occurrence Type locality Alternative names Authors Dusar, M. Date 14/12/2022 Cite as Dusar, M., 2022. The Orval Member, 14/12/2022. National Commission for Stratigraphy Belgium....
