The information on this page is a summary description.
The full formal description is available here: Sains Member
| Abbreviation | SNS |
| Parent unit | Condroz Formation |
| Child units | Épinette Facies |
| Lithological description | Greyish, greenish or purple micaceous shale alternating with calcareous shale, often nodular, and rare thin sandstone beds. |
| Age | Late Famennian |
| Thickness | c. 120 m in the type area |
| Area of occurrence | Western part of the Dinant Synclinorium (Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse area, Avesnois area). |
| Type locality | Section along the railway between Féron and Sains-du-Nord (France). |
| Alternative names | Schistes de Sains |
| 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 Sains Member, 23/09/2025. National Commission for Stratigraphy Belgium. https://ncs.naturalsciences.be/lithostratigraphy/Sains-Member |
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