Petit-Mont Member

The information on this page is a summary description.
The full formal description is available here: Petit-Mont Member

Abbreviation PTM
Parent unit Marche-en-Famenne Formation
Child units none
Lithological description Red micritic limestone rich in stromatactis getting richer in fossil upwards, turning pink then grey and rich in calcimicrobial structures, then turning red again in the uppermost part.
Age Late Frasnian
Thickness 0-60 m in the type area
Area of occurrence Dinant Synclinorium and Durbuy-Philippeville Anticlinorium.
Type locality The disused Petit-Mont quarry at Vodelée is the type section but is no longer accessible; the neighbouring Hautmont quarry (Vodelée) and the Beauchâteau quarry (protected site) in Senzeille are good parastratotypes.
Alternative names Schistes de la Famenne
Authors Mottequin, B., Denayer, J., Delcambre, B., Marion, J.-M. & Poty, E.
Date 23/09/2025
Cite as Mottequin, B., Denayer, J., Delcambre, B., Marion, J.-M. & Poty, E., 2025. The Petit-Mont Member, 23/09/2025. National Commission for Stratigraphy Belgium. https://ncs.naturalsciences.be/lithostratigraphy/Petit-Mont-Member
Additional information

Lithostratigraphy Devonian

We are using cookies to give you the best experience. You can find out more about which cookies we are using or switch them off in privacy settings.
AcceptPrivacy Settings

GDPR