Barrage Member

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Abbreviation BAG
Parent unit Hierges Formation
Child units
Lithological description Fossiliferous calcareous sandstone, siltstone and shale and non-carbonate sandstone.
Age Late Emsian
Thickness 300 to 310 metres
Area of occurrence Southern margin of the Dinant Synclinorium.
Type locality Section along the Eau Noire south of Couvin.
Alternative names Grauwacke d’Hierges
Authors Denayer, J. & Mottequin, B.
Date 23/09/2025
Cite as Denayer, J. & Mottequin, B., 2025. The Barrage Member, 23/09/2025. National Commission for Stratigraphy Belgium. https://ncs.naturalsciences.be/lithostratigraphy/Barrage-Member
Additional information

Lithostratigraphy Devonian

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