The information on this page is a summary description.
The full formal description is available here: Baelen Member
| Abbreviation | BAE |
| Parent unit | Souverain-Pré Formation |
| Child units | none |
| Lithological description | Heterogeneous limestone complex consisting of nodular to lenticular calcimicrobial packstone and massive reddish stromatactis-bearing microbialitic mudstone, interfingered with lenticular crinoidal grainstone or rudstone with silty and shaly interbeds. |
| Age | Middle Famennian |
| Thickness | 80-100 m in the type area |
| Area of occurrence | Only known from the Vesdre area though it might also be present in the Lesse River valley. |
| Type locality | Rocky face at Les Forges (Limbourg). |
| Alternative names | Marbre rouge de Baelen |
| Authors | Mottequin, B., Denayer, J., Delcambre, B., Marion, J.-M. & Poty, E. |
| Date | 23/09/2025 |
| Cite as | Mottequin, B., Denayer, J., Delcambre, B., Marion, J.-M. & Poty, E., 2025. The Baelen Member, 23/09/2025. National Commission for Stratigraphy Belgium. https://ncs.naturalsciences.be/lithostratigraphy/Baelen-Member |
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