The information on this page is a summary description.
The full formal description is available here: Comblain-au-Pont Formation
| Abbreviation | CBP |
| Parent unit | none |
| Child units | Dolhain Facies, Lesse Facies |
| Lithological description | Alternation of sandstone, silstone, shale and bioclastic limestone arranged in cycles, the limestone becomes prominent upwards. |
| Age | Latest Famennian (Strunian) |
| Thickness | 70 m in the type area, increasing southwards. |
| Area of occurrence | Dinant Synclinorium and Vesdre area, absent or reduced in the Haine-Sambre-Meuse Overturned Thrust sheets. |
| Type locality | The historical section along the road between Esneux and Comblain-au-Pont is particularily overgrown. Sections in Chanxhe provide a good alternative. |
| 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 Comblain-au-Pont Formation, 23/09/2025. National Commission for Stratigraphy Belgium. https://ncs.naturalsciences.be/lithostratigraphy/Comblain-au-Pont-Formation |
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