Jodoigne Brabant-Mehaigne--Orneau Fm
Period:
Cambrian
Age Interval:
Province:
Central Belgium (Brabant)
Type Locality and Naming
Column: Brabant-Mehaigne--Orneau
Lithology and Thickness
Jodoigne Fm:
LITHOLOGY=Bluish-grey or blackish slate. Pyrite is present in some localities. This formation has no fossils, and therefore cannot be dated accurately. It may extend back in time in the Precambrian.
CALIBRATION=Drawn at base of Cambrian
For more details, click Jodoigne Fm.
REFERENCE=Verniers et al., 2001
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LITHOLOGY=Bluish-grey or blackish slate. Pyrite is present in some localities. This formation has no fossils, and therefore cannot be dated accurately. It may extend back in time in the Precambrian.
CALIBRATION=Drawn at base of Cambrian
For more details, click Jodoigne Fm.
REFERENCE=Verniers et al., 2001
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Lithology Pattern:
Siltstone
Relationships and Distribution
Lower contact
Upper contact
Regional extent
GeoJSON
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Fossils
Age
Age Span:
Beginning stage:
Fortunian
Fraction up in beginning stage:
0
Beginning date (Ma):
538.80
Ending stage:
Fortunian
Fraction up in the ending stage:
0.21
Ending date (Ma):
536.79
Depositional setting
Depositional pattern:
Additional Information
long: 4.85 lat: 50.58
Compiler: