The information on this page is a summary description.
The full formal description is available here: Wépion Formation
| Abbreviation | WEP |
| Parent unit | none |
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| Lithological description | Green quartzite beds with a conglomeratic base, greenish or reddish sandstone with thickly bedded, grey, green or red shale and siltstone, then coarse-grained to conglomeratic sandstone. |
| Age | Emsian |
| Thickness | 200 to 450 metres |
| Area of occurrence | North and eastern margins of the Dinant Synclinorium, up to the Mormont Fault, and Theux Window. |
| Type locality | After the village of Wépion in the Meuse River valley. |
| Alternative names | Grès de Wépion |
| Authors | Denayer, J. & Mottequin, B. |
| Date | 23/09/2025 |
| Cite as | Denayer, J. & Mottequin, B., 2025. The Wépion Formation, 23/09/2025. National Commission for Stratigraphy Belgium. https://ncs.naturalsciences.be/lithostratigraphy/Wepion-Formation |
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