Ciney Member

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The full formal description is available here: Ciney Member

Abbreviation CIN
Parent unit Condroz Formation
Child units Dorinne Facies, Haversin Facies, Beverire Facies
Lithological description Mixed siliciclastic and calcareous deposits usually rich in brachiopod coquina beds and nodular limestone.
Age Late Famennian
Thickness 200-240 m in the type area.
Area of occurrence Sourthern and western parts of the Dinant Synclinorium.
Type locality The Ciney Member is well exposed along the railway north-west of Leignon.
Alternative names none
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 Ciney Member, 23/09/2025. National Commission for Stratigraphy Belgium. https://ncs.naturalsciences.be/lithostratigraphy/Ciney-Member
Additional information

Lithostratigraphy Devonian

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