The information on this page is a summary description.
The full formal description is available here: Clervaux Formation
| Abbreviation | CLE |
| Parent unit | none |
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| Lithological description | The Clervaux Formation is a red and green shale unit including sandstone beds and horizons of decalcified carbonate nodules. It ends locally with lens-like beds of white quartzite. |
| Age | Emsian |
| Thickness | 200 to 500 metres |
| Area of occurrence | NeufchâteauEifel Synclinorium, east of Ebly and eastwards in Luxembourg and Germany (Eifel). |
| Type locality | The section along the road CR325, south-west of the Clervaux town (Luxembourg), offers a good exposure of the Formation, including its contact with the underlying Our Formation. The upper part of the Clervaux Formation and the Berlé Quartzite is exposed along the N10 road, south of the bridge on the Our River at Dasbourg-Pont (Luxembourg). |
| Alternative names | Schistes rouges de Clervaux, Klerf-Formation |
| Authors | Denayer, J. & Mottequin, B. |
| Date | 23/09/2025 |
| Cite as | Denayer, J. & Mottequin, B., 2025. The Clervaux Formation, 23/09/2025. National Commission for Stratigraphy Belgium. https://ncs.naturalsciences.be/lithostratigraphy/Clervaux-Formation |
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