Fontaine Samart Member

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The full formal description is available here: Fontaine Samart Member

Abbreviation FSA
Parent unit Pont de la Folle Formation
Child units Sainte-Anne Facies, Brayelles Dolomititc Facies
Lithological description Coarse-grained bioclastic limestone massive to well-bedded, dolomitic in place.
Age Early to middle Frasnian
Thickness 35 m in the type area
Area of occurrence North-western part of the Durbuy–Philippeville Anticlinorium, north-western limb of the Dinant Synlinorium.
Type locality Eastern trench of the Charleroi–Couvin road (N5–E420), on both sides of the railway bridge south of Philippeville, but is largely overgrown nowadays.
Alternative names Marbre Sainte-Anne
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 Fontaine Samart Member, 23/09/2025. National Commission for Stratigraphy Belgium. https://ncs.naturalsciences.be/lithostratigraphy/Fontaine-Samart-Member
Additional information

Lithostratigraphy Devonian

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