The information on this page is a summary description.
The full formal description is available here: Le Roux Formation
| Abbreviation | ROU |
| Parent unit | none |
| Child units | none |
| Lithological description | Bedded brownish dolostone, dolomitic limestone, dolomitic shale, more less sandy. |
| Age | Givetian |
| Thickness | 30 m in the type section. |
| Area of occurrence | Northern limb of the Dinant Synclinorium, from the Eau dHeure River valley to the Ourthe River valley, Haine-Sambre-Meuse overturned thrusted sheets and Vesdre area. |
| Type locality | The original stratotype (Moreau quarry, Aisemont) is nowadays partly infilled, the road between Le Roux and Falisolle acts as neostratotype. |
| Alternative names | Macigno de Roux |
| 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 Le Roux Formation, 23/09/2025. National Commission for Stratigraphy Belgium. https://ncs.naturalsciences.be/lithostratigraphy/Le-Roux-Formation |
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