Rochers de Frênes Member

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The full formal description is available here: Rochers de Frênes Member

Abbreviation RFR
Parent unit Lustin Formation
Child units Marlagne Dolomitic Facies, Richelle Facies
Lithological description Bedded limestone, light grey in colour, with bioclastic and fine-grained (or stromatolithic) facies, locally dolomitic or brecciated.
Age Middle Frasnian
Thickness 48 m in the type area, decreasing eastwards
Area of occurrence Northern limb of the Dinant Synlinorium, Haine-Sambre-Meuse Overturned thrust sheets, Visé area.
Type locality Rochers de Frênes section (Lustin), both along the railway cut and the road from Dinant to Namur (N947).
Alternative names Assise du Malpas (p.p.)
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 Rochers de Frênes Member, 23/09/2025. National Commission for Stratigraphy Belgium. https://ncs.naturalsciences.be/lithostratigraphy/Rochers-de-Frenes-Member
Additional information

Lithostratigraphy Devonian

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