The information on this page is a summary description.
The full formal description is available here: Bois d’Ausse Formation
| Abbreviation | BAU |
| Parent unit | none |
| Child units | |
| Lithological description | Dominantly grey or light-coloured quartzitic sandstone beds with abundant sedimentary structures (cross-beds) and few siltstone and shale thin beds. |
| Age | Pragian |
| Thickness | 35 to 300 metres |
| Area of occurrence | The northern and eastern limbs of the Dinant Synclinorium and in the Vesdre area, from Wiheries to Eupen |
| Type locality | Section in the Tréko River valley section at Vitrival. |
| Alternative names | Grès du Bois dAusse |
| Authors | Denayer, J. & Mottequin, B. |
| Date | 23/09/2025 |
| Cite as | Denayer, J. & Mottequin, B., 2025. The Bois d’Ausse Formation, 23/09/2025. National Commission for Stratigraphy Belgium. https://ncs.naturalsciences.be/lithostratigraphy/Bois-dAusse-Formation |
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