Névremont Formation

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The full formal description is available here: Névremont Formation

Abbreviation NEV
Parent unit none
Child units none
Lithological description Various well-bedded limestone with shaly intercalation, notably near the base, rather fossiliferous, dolomitic in the upper part.
Age Givetian
Thickness 71 m in the type area, rapidly decreasing eastwards.
Area of occurrence Northern limb of the Dinant Synclinorium, from the Eau d’Heure River valley to the Ourthe River valley, Haine-Sambre-Meuse overturned thrusted sheets between the Mons area to the Samson River valley, and Vesdre area.
Type locality Section along the disused railway south of Aisemont.
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 Névremont Formation, 23/09/2025. National Commission for Stratigraphy Belgium. https://ncs.naturalsciences.be/lithostratigraphy/Nevremont-Formation
Additional information

Lithostratigraphy Devonian

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