The information on this page is a summary description.
The full formal description is available here: Alvaux Formation
| Abbreviation | ALV |
| Parent unit | Bois de Bordeaux Group |
| Child units | none |
| Lithological description | Well-bedded limestone with calcshale and nodular argillaceous limestone beds, locally sandy at the base, relatively fossiliferous in the upper part. |
| Age | Upper Givetian |
| Thickness | 0 to 67 metres |
| Area of occurrence | Margins of Brabant Parautochthon |
| Type locality | The Alvaux Formation is partly exposed in the disused quarries on both sides of the Orneau River valley in Alvaux (also spelled Al vau). |
| Alternative names | Calcaire dAlvaux, Calcaire dHumerée |
| 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 Alvaux Formation, 23/09/2025. National Commission for Stratigraphy Belgium. https://ncs.naturalsciences.be/lithostratigraphy/Alvaux-Formation |
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