The information on this page is a summary description.
The full formal description is available here: Hodimont Formation
| Abbreviation | HOD |
| Parent unit | none |
| Child units | none |
| Lithological description | Green, grey, and purplish shale with thin beds and nodules of grey limestone rich in brachiopods, and greyish silstone and shale with brachiopods. Several oolitic ironstone horizons near the base. |
| Age | Early Famennian |
| Thickness | 60-130 m in the type area |
| Area of occurrence | Vesdre area and Theux Window |
| Type locality | Embankment of the rue de la Grappe in Dison (Verviers). |
| 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 Hodimont Formation, 23/09/2025. National Commission for Stratigraphy Belgium. https://ncs.naturalsciences.be/lithostratigraphy/Hodimont-Formation |
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