The information on this page is a summary description.
The full formal description is available here: Bois des Mouches formation
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| Lithological description | The Bois des Mouches formation is a disused unit introduced by Delcambre & Pingot (2000a, p. 25) corresponding to the Condroz Formation. It encompasses the entire Famennian succession between the basal Famennian shale (Franc-Waret Formation) and the Tournaisian carbonates (Anseremme Group) in the Landelies area (HaineSambreMeuse Overturned Thrust sheets). In this area, a basal unit of massive sandstone, interpreted as the Grès de Watissart (Beugnies, 1973), corresponds to a local facies of the Esneux Formation (see this unit). Eastwards, the Esneux Formation is individualised (map MalonneNaninne, Delcambre & Pingot, 2017) below the Bois des Mouches formation. The upper part of the formation corresponds to the Comblain-au-Pont Formation whereas the intermediate unit displays the typical facies of the Montfort and Évieux members of the Condroz Formation. In consequence, this name is abandoned in favour of the Condroz Formation. |
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| 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 Bois des Mouches formation, 23/09/2025. National Commission for Stratigraphy Belgium. https://ncs.naturalsciences.be/lithostratigraphy/Bois-des-Mouches-formation |
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