The information on this page is a summary description.
The full formal description is available here: Wellin Formation
| Abbreviation | WEL |
| Parent unit | none |
| Child units | none |
| Lithological description | Light-coloured, coarse-grained limestone with thin calcareous shale interbeds, usually rich in stromatoporoids and corals. |
| Age | Eifelian-Givetian |
| Thickness | 100-120 m in the type area |
| Area of occurrence | Punctually along the southern limb of the Dinant Synclinorium, between Chimay and Aisne. |
| Type locality | Section along the Fond-des-Vaux creek north of Wellin. |
| Alternative names | Formation X |
| 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 Wellin Formation, 23/09/2025. National Commission for Stratigraphy Belgium. https://ncs.naturalsciences.be/lithostratigraphy/Wellin-Formation |
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