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Vertical and lateral variation in the lithology and the Fauna of the Petit Buisson Band in the Borinage Coalfield, Southern Belgium

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An underground exposure of the Petit Buisson Marine Band is divided into layers of equal thicknesses from which samples of equal weights are taken. In each layer all the fossils (fragments included) are classified according to significant groups and counted. Vertical variation charts and range diagrams are drawn. A comparison is made with a similarly sampled underground section located about half a mile away.

Conclusions are drawn regarding vertical and lateral variations in lithology and fauna, and the possibility of subdividing the Band into a number of phases corresponding to varying conditions of sedimentation and ecology.

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  1. Centre National de Géologie Houillère, Rue Vautier, 31, Bruxelles 4

    William Peter van Leckwijck (Directeur scientifique) & Charles Henry Chesaux

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van Leckwijck, W.P., Chesaux, C.H. Vertical and lateral variation in the lithology and the Fauna of the Petit Buisson Band in the Borinage Coalfield, Southern Belgium. Paläont. Z. 36 (Suppl 1), 140–153 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02987898

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