The information on this page is a summary description.
The full formal description is available here: Fooz Formation
| Abbreviation | FOO |
| Parent unit | none |
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| Lithological description | Conglomerate and coarse-grained sandstone, forming metre-thicks lenticular beds with erosive base, passing upwards to grey finer-grained sandstone then to reddish siltstone with carbonate nodules. |
| Age | Upper Pridoli to lowermost Lochkhovian |
| Thickness | 160 to 200 metres |
| Area of occurrence | Margins of the Stavelot and Condroz Inliers |
| Type locality | The stratotype designated for the Fooz Formation is situated along the Chevreuils River in Dave (Dejonghe et al., 1994e). |
| Alternative names | Psammite de Fooz, Formation de Marteau |
| Authors | Denayer, J. & Mottequin, B. |
| Date | 23/09/2025 |
| Cite as | Denayer, J. & Mottequin, B., 2025. The Ombret Conglomerate Formation, 23/09/2025. National Commission for Stratigraphy Belgium. https://ncs.naturalsciences.be/lithostratigraphy/Fooz-Formation |
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