Roisin Member

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The full formal description is available here: Roisin Member

Abbreviation ROI
Parent unit Rivière Formation
Child units
Lithological description Greenish to brownish sandstone with crinoid and brachiopod steinkerns.
Age Eifelian
Thickness 45 m in the type area.
Area of occurrence Northern limb of the Dinant Synclinorium, west of the Eau d’Heure River valley.
Type locality Honnelle River valley, south of the place known as the Caillou-qui-Bique.
Alternative names Macigno de Roisin, Grauwacke de Roisin
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 Roisin Member, 23/09/2025. National Commission for Stratigraphy Belgium. https://ncs.naturalsciences.be/lithostratigraphy/Roisin-Member
Additional information

Lithostratigraphy Devonian

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