The information on this page is a summary description.
The full formal description is available here: Ethe Formation
Abbreviation
ETH
Parent unit
Child units
Lithological description
Grey marl and silty clay, often laminar. Locally, limonitic nodules.
Age
Ethe Formation is limited to Pliensbachian, and generally corresponds to the Prodactylioceras davoei Zone (Maubeuge, 1954).
Thickness
The thickness of the formation varies between 20 and 25 m in the west of the Belgian Luxemburg. In the eastern area, it can reach about 50 m.
Area of occurrence
Belgian Lorraine.
Type locality
Latour borehole; good outcrop in a old brick-factory, Toernich street, Arlon.
Alternative names
Authors
Boulvain, F., Belanger, I., Delsate, D., Ghysel, P., Godefrout, P., Laloux, M., Monteyne, R. & Roche, M.
Date
01/01/2001
Cite as
Boulvain, F., Belanger, I., Delsate, D., Ghysel, P., Godefrout, P., Laloux, M., Monteyne, R. & Roche, M., 2001. The Ethe Formation, 01/01/2001. National Commission for Stratigraphy Belgium. http://ncs.naturalsciences.be/lithostratigraphy/Ethe-Formation
