Fromelennes Formation

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The full formal description is available here: Fromelennes Formation

Abbreviation FRO
Parent unit Givet Group
Child units Flohimont Member, Moulin Boreux Member, Fort Hulobiet Member
Lithological description Bedded limestone, rich in siliciclastics at the base, passing to purer limestone with stromatoporoid biostromes, arranged in sequences.
Age Givetian
Thickness 130-140 m in average, thinning northeastwards.
Area of occurrence Southern limb of the Dinant Synclinorium from Trélon (France) to the Remouchamps, Durbuy-Philippeville Anticlinorium, northern limb of the Dinant Synclinoirum between Bettrechies (France) and Hanzinne.
Type locality Section along the local road D46 between Fromelennes and Flohimont and disused Cul de Houille quarry (France).
Alternative names Calcaire de Fromelennes
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 Fromelennes Formation, 23/09/2025. National Commission for Stratigraphy Belgium. https://ncs.naturalsciences.be/lithostratigraphy/Fromelennes-Formation
Additional information

Lithostratigraphy Devonian

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