Mautiennes Formation

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The full formal description is available here: Mautiennes Formation

Abbreviation MAU
Parent unit Bois de Bordeaux Group
Child units none
Lithological description Conglomerate, sanstone and siltstone, reddish in colour, with red, green and variegated coloured shale beds.
Age Givetian
Thickness 17 m in the type section
Area of occurrence Margin of the Brabant Parautochthon.
Type locality Composite section along the path on the eastern side of the Orneau River between the hamlet of Les Mautiennes and the village of Mazy.
Alternative names Poudingue d’Alvaux
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 Mautiennes Formation, 23/09/2025. National Commission for Stratigraphy Belgium. https://ncs.naturalsciences.be/lithostratigraphy/Mautiennes-Formation
Additional information

Lithostratigraphy Devonian

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