The information on this page is a summary description.
The full formal description is available here: Gougnies Member
| Abbreviation | GOU |
| Parent unit | Lustin Formation |
| Child units | Sainte-Anne Facies |
| Lithological description | Massive coarse-grained limestone usually rich in organisms (corals, stromatoporoids). |
| Age | Middle Frasnian. |
| Thickness | c. 60 m in the type area, decreasing eastwards. |
| Area of occurrence | Northern limb of the Dinant Synclinorium, Haine-Sambre-Meuse Overturned Thrust sheets. |
| Type locality | The historical disused quarries located south of the Gougnies are flooded and difficult to access. It is complemented by the disused railway section between Biesme and Gougnies. |
| Alternative names | Assise de Gougnies, Assise de Gourdinne |
| 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 Gougnies Member, 23/09/2025. National Commission for Stratigraphy Belgium. https://ncs.naturalsciences.be/lithostratigraphy/Gougnies-Member |
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