The information on this page is a summary description.
The full formal description is available here: Machenées Member
| Abbreviation | MAC |
| Parent unit | Pont de la Folle Formation |
| Child units | none |
| Lithological description | Nodular shale and shale rich in fossils. |
| Age | Early to middle Frasnian |
| Thickness | 55 m in the type area |
| Area of occurrence | North-western part of the DurbuyPhilippeville Anticlinorium, north-western limb of the Dinant Synlinorium. |
| Type locality | Eastern trench of the CharleroiCouvin road (N5E420), on both sides of the railway bridge south of Philippeville, but is largely overgrown nowadays. |
| 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 Machenées Member, 23/09/2025. National Commission for Stratigraphy Belgium. https://ncs.naturalsciences.be/lithostratigraphy/Machenees-Member |
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