The information on this page is a summary description.
The full formal description is available here: Sart-Bernard Formation
Abbreviation
SN
Parent unit
Child units
Lithological description
Micaceous and sandy shale (Michot, 1957).
Age
The restudied graptolite assemblage points to a Didymograptus bifidus biozone, Llanvirn (Bulman, 1950); this is not accepted by Servais and Maletz (1992) who follow the definition of Maillieux (1939) and include in the unit strata containing a macrofauna of several fossil groups of an ex-Llandeilo age.
Thickness
Not estimated yet.
Area of occurrence
Condroz inlier.
Type locality
In the railway section north-west of the village Sart-Bernard, between km 73.1 and 73.3 (Martin, 1969; Servais & Maletz, 1992).
Alternative names
Schistes de Sart-Bernard; Assise de Sart-Bernard.
Authors
Verniers, J., Herbosch, A., Vanguestaine, M., Geukes, F., Delcambre, B., Pingot, J.-L., Belanger, I., Hennebert, M., Debacker, T., Sintubin, M. & De Vos, W.
Date
01/01/2001
Cite as
Verniers, J., Herbosch, A., Vanguestaine, M., Geukes, F., Delcambre, B., Pingot, J.-L., Belanger, I., Hennebert, M., Debacker, T., Sintubin, M. & De Vos, W., 2001. The Sart-Bernard Formation, 01/01/2001. National Commission for Stratigraphy Belgium. https://ncs.naturalsciences.be/lithostratigraphy/Sart-Bernard-Formation
