Chooz Formation

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The full formal description is available here: Chooz Formation

Abbreviation CHO
Parent unit none
Child units
Lithological description Red and green shale alternating with red and green metre- to plurimetre-thick sandstone units.
Age Emsian
Thickness 300 m to 340 metres
Area of occurrence Southern and south-eastern limbs of the Dinant Synclinorium up to the Xhoris Fault.
Type locality Mont Vireux quarry and Vireux-Mazée road section at Vireux (France) in the Meuse River valley.
Alternative names Schistes rouges de Winenne
Authors Denayer, J. & Mottequin, B.
Date 23/09/2025
Cite as Denayer, J. & Mottequin, B., 2025. The Chooz Formation, 23/09/2025. National Commission for Stratigraphy Belgium. https://ncs.naturalsciences.be/lithostratigraphy/Chooz-Formation
Additional information

Lithostratigraphy Devonian

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