The information on this page is a summary description.
The full formal description is available here: Chooz Formation
| Abbreviation | CHO |
| Parent unit | none |
| Child units | |
| Lithological description | Red and green shale alternating with red and green metre- to plurimetre-thick sandstone units. |
| Age | Emsian |
| Thickness | 300 m to 340 metres |
| Area of occurrence | Southern and south-eastern limbs of the Dinant Synclinorium up to the Xhoris Fault. |
| Type locality | Mont Vireux quarry and Vireux-Mazée road section at Vireux (France) in the Meuse River valley. |
| Alternative names | Schistes rouges de Winenne |
| Authors | Denayer, J. & Mottequin, B. |
| Date | 23/09/2025 |
| Cite as | Denayer, J. & Mottequin, B., 2025. The Chooz Formation, 23/09/2025. National Commission for Stratigraphy Belgium. https://ncs.naturalsciences.be/lithostratigraphy/Chooz-Formation |
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