Petites Tailles Formation

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Abbreviation PET
Parent unit none
Child units
Lithological description Massive greenish to whitish quartzitic sandstone, conglomeratic and coarse-grained sandstone passing upwards to greenish to dark grey slaty shale and quartzophyllade.
Age Pridoli or Lochkovian
Thickness Unknown, probably a few tens of metres
Area of occurrence The Formation is only known from small outliers on the southern margin of the Stavelot – Venn Inlier (Baraque Fraiture area).
Type locality Scattered outcrops around the Petites Tailles village.
Alternative names none
Authors Denayer, J. & Mottequin, B.
Date 23/09/2025
Cite as Denayer, J. & Mottequin, B., 2025. The Petites Tailles Formation, 23/09/2025. National Commission for Stratigraphy Belgium. https://ncs.naturalsciences.be/lithostratigraphy/Petites-Tailles-Formation
Additional information

Lithostratigraphy Devonian

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