Mallieue Member

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Abbreviation MLL
Parent unit Aisemont Formation
Child units none
Lithological description Grey fossiliferous shales with some limestone nodules.
Age Late Frasnian
Thickness 13 m in the type section
Area of occurrence Brabant Parautochthon, Haine-Sambre-Meuse Overturned Thrust sheets, Vesdre area, Theux Window, Campine Basin and northern limb of the Dinant Synclinorium between Lesves and Remouchamps.
Type locality The Mallieue section (road and disused quarry) exposes the entire Aisemont Formation and particularly its Mallieue Member.
Alternative names Schistes intermédiaires
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 Mallieue Member, 23/09/2025. National Commission for Stratigraphy Belgium. https://ncs.naturalsciences.be/lithostratigraphy/Mallieue-Member
Additional information

Lithostratigraphy Devonian

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