Petigny Member

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Abbreviation PET
Parent unit Couvin Formation
Child units none
Lithological description Well-bedded fined-grained dark limestone.
Age Eifelian
Thickness 40 m in the type area, rapidly decreasing eastwards.
Area of occurrence Southern limb of the Dinant Synclinorium, west of Nismes.
Type locality Small disused quarries along the Augile street, south of Petigny, 1.5 km east of Couvin.
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 Petigny Member, 23/09/2025. National Commission for Stratigraphy Belgium. https://ncs.naturalsciences.be/lithostratigraphy/Petigny-Member
Additional information

Lithostratigraphy Devonian

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