Rouillon Member

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The full formal description is available here: Rouillon Member

Abbreviation RLL
Parent unit Rivière Formation
Child units Naninne Conglomerate Bed, Tailfer Conglomerate Bed
Lithological description Reddish to greenish sandstone and shale.
Age Eifelian
Thickness 60 m in the type area, rapidly decreasing eastwards.
Area of occurrence Northern limb of the Dinant Synclinorium, fully developed west of the Samson River valley.
Type locality Section along the Namur–Dinant road at Rivière on the left bank of the Meuse River.
Alternative names Grauwacke de Rouillon
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 Rouillon Member, 23/09/2025. National Commission for Stratigraphy Belgium. https://ncs.naturalsciences.be/lithostratigraphy/Rouillon-Member
Additional information

Lithostratigraphy Devonian

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