The information on this page is a summary description.
The full formal description is available here: Pepinster Formation
| Abbreviation | PER |
| Parent unit | none |
| Child units | Heusy Member, Marchin Member |
| Lithological description | Red siltstone with red and green shale, arkosic and conglomeratic sandstone beds and conglomerate lenses, dolomites and limestone at the top. |
| Age | Eifelian-Givetian |
| Thickness | 100 m in the type area |
| Area of occurrence | Northern limb of the Dinant Synclinorium, east of the Hoyoux River valley, Vesdre area and Theux Window. |
| Type locality | Composite section on the left bank of the Hoëgne River between El Fagne and Mousset in Pepinster. |
| 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 Pepinster Formation, 23/09/2025. National Commission for Stratigraphy Belgium. https://ncs.naturalsciences.be/lithostratigraphy/Pepinster-Formation |
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