Mont d’Haurs Formation

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The full formal description is available here: Mont d’Haurs Formation

Abbreviation MHR
Parent unit Givet Group
Child units none
Lithological description Thickly-bedded or massive limestone with accumulations (biostromes) of bulbous stromatoporoids and corals, with few argillaceous beds.
Age Givetian
Thickness 160 m in the type section
Area of occurrence Southern limb of the Dinant Synclinorium between Trélon (France) and Ferrières, and northern limb of the Dinant Synclinorium between Bettrechies (France) and Gerpinnes.
Type locality Section along the fortifications of the Mont d’Haurs in Givet (France).
Alternative names none
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 Mont d’Haurs Formation, 23/09/2025. National Commission for Stratigraphy Belgium. https://ncs.naturalsciences.be/lithostratigraphy/Mont-dHaurs-Formation
Additional information

Lithostratigraphy Devonian

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