Cul d’Èfer Member

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The full formal description is available here: Cul d’Èfer Member

Abbreviation CUE
Parent unit Couvin Formation
Child units none
Lithological description Massive limestone rich in stromatoporoids and corals, arranged in biostromes.
Age Eifelian
Thickness 130-135 m in the type area, rapidly decreasing eastwards.
Area of occurrence Southern limb of the Dinant Synclinorium, west of Nismes.
Type locality Outcrop in the Cul d’Èfer open sky cryptokarst at Petigny.
Alternative names none
Authors Denayer, J., Coen-Aubert, M., Marion, J.-M. & Mottequin, B.
Date 23/09/2025
Cite as Denayer, J., Coen-Aubert, M., Marion, J.-M. & Mottequin, B., 2025. The Cul d’Èfer Member, 23/09/2025. National Commission for Stratigraphy Belgium. https://ncs.naturalsciences.be/lithostratigraphy/Cul-dEfer-Member
Additional information

Lithostratigraphy Devonian

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