The information on this page is a summary description.
The full formal description is available here: Jemelle Formation
| Abbreviation | JEM |
| Parent unit | Forrières Group |
| Child units | Station Member, Vieux Moulin Member, Cimitière Member, Chavées Member, Tienne Sainte-Anne Member |
| Lithological description | Shale and siltstone, often carbonate or bioclastic, with sandstone in the lower part, richer in limestone upwards, with hectometric lenses of light-grey bioclastic limestone in the upper part. |
| Age | Upper Eifelian |
| Thickness | Up to 350 m. |
| Area of occurrence | Southern and south-eastern limbs of the Dinant Synclinorium between Trélon (France) and Ferrières. The members are variously developed. |
| Type locality | Composite section including the JemelleForrières road section near the Jemelle train station and the trench of the JemelleRochefort disused railway. |
| Alternative names | none |
| Authors | Denayer, J., Coen-Aubert, M., Marion, J.-M. & Mottequin, B. |
| Date | 23/09/2025 |
| Cite as | Denayer, J., Coen-Aubert, M., Marion, J.-M. & Mottequin, B., 2025. The Jemelle Formation, 23/09/2025. National Commission for Stratigraphy Belgium. https://ncs.naturalsciences.be/lithostratigraphy/Jemelle-Formation |
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