Marchin Member

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Abbreviation MRC
Parent unit Pepinster Formation
Child units none
Lithological description Massive conglomerate with whitish siliceous matrix.
Age Givetian
Thickness 20 m in the type area, decreasing rapidly eastwards and westwards.
Area of occurrence Northern limb of the Dinant Synclinorium, in the Hoyoux River valley.
Type locality Sections on both flanks of the Hoyoux River valley in Marchin.
Alternative names Poudingue de Marchin
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 Marchin Member, 23/09/2025. National Commission for Stratigraphy Belgium. https://ncs.naturalsciences.be/lithostratigraphy/Marchin-Member
Additional information

Lithostratigraphy Devonian

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