| Group or Formation
|
Period
|
Notes
|
| A2 Group |
Cretaceous |
|
| Agenais Limestone |
Neogene |
|
| Ancholme Group/Oxford Clay Formation |
Jurassic |
|
| Andouille Formation |
Ordovician |
|
| Angouleme Formation |
Cretaceous |
|
| Aravis Formation |
Cretaceous |
|
| Ardengost Formation |
Carboniferous |
|
| Argile a lignite d'Epernay |
Paleogene |
|
| Argile de Villerville |
Jurassic |
|
| Argile Ostréenne |
Cretaceous |
|
| Argile à Plicatules |
Cretaceous |
|
| Argiles a Lopha gregarea |
Jurassic |
|
| Argiles d'lignite du Soissonnais |
Paleogene |
|
| Argiles d'Octeville |
Jurassic |
|
| Argiles de Châtillon |
Jurassic |
|
| Argiles de Montaubert |
Jurassic |
|
| Argiles et Grés à Reptiles |
Cretaceous |
|
| Argovian Formation |
Jurassic |
|
| Armorique Formation |
Devonian |
|
| Assise de Kusel |
Permian |
|
| Assise de Lebach |
Permian |
|
| Assise de Millery |
Permian |
|
| Assise de Muse |
Permian |
|
| B3 Group/C1 Formation |
Cretaceous |
|
| Baculites Limestone |
Cretaceous |
|
| banc roux Formation |
Jurassic |
|
| Bargy Conglomerate |
Cretaceous |
|
| Barre a Orbitolines Formation |
Cretaceous |
|
| Bath Oolite Formation |
Jurassic |
|
| Beaulieu Formation |
Devonian |
|
| Beaumont et d'Herquemoulin Formation |
Ordovician |
|
| Ben An Arreun Formation |
Devonian |
|
| Bert Formation |
Permian |
|
| Beulieu Formation |
Devonian |
|
| Bissounel Formation |
Devonian |
|
| Blacourt Formation |
Devonian |
|
| Bois Formation |
Paleogene |
|
| Bois Formation |
Devonian |
|
| Bolast Formation |
Devonian |
|
| Bourg Formation |
Cretaceous |
|
Braunjura Group /
Braunjura alpha & Braunjura beta Formation |
Jurassic |
|
| Brian de Vere Formation |
Jurassic |
|
| Bunter Sandstone Formation |
Jurassic |
|
| Bédat Formation |
Cretaceous |
|
| Cala di Labra Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Calcaire a Asteries |
Paleogene |
|
| Calcaire a gryphees |
Jurassic |
|
| Calcaire a oolithes ferrugineuses |
Jurassic |
|
| Calcaire d'Ecouché |
Jurassic |
|
| Calcaire de Blacourt |
Devonian |
|
| Calcaire de Caen |
Jurassic |
|
| Calcaire de Ferques |
Devonian |
|
| Calcaire de Fontanil |
Cretaceous |
|
| Calcaire de Hennequeville |
Jurassic |
|
| Calcaire de Rognac |
Cretaceous |
|
| Calcaire de Saint |
Paleogene |
|
| Calcaire de Valognes |
Jurassic |
|
| Calcaire de Vigny |
Paleogene |
|
| Calcaire d’Erbray |
Devonian |
|
| Calcaire grosse |
Paleogene |
|
| Calcaire Grossier d'Etrechy |
Paleogene |
|
| Calcaire marneux inferieurs |
Jurassic |
|
| Calcaire marno |
Jurassic |
|
| Calcaire Nankin |
Cretaceous |
|
| Calcaire pseudo |
Jurassic |
|
| Calcaire spathique |
Jurassic |
|
| Calcaire à Bélemnites |
Jurassic |
|
| Calcaire à entroques |
Triassic |
|
| Calcaire à polypier de Frotey |
Jurassic |
|
| Calcaire à Spatangues |
Cretaceous |
|
| Calcaires a Asteries |
Paleogene |
|
| Calcaires a gryphees |
Jurassic |
|
| Calcaires a Gryphees |
Jurassic |
|
| Calcaires argileux de Bonnevaux |
Jurassic |
|
| Calcaires construits de Molinges |
Jurassic |
|
| Calcaires de Caen |
Jurassic |
|
| Calcaires de Fiz |
Cretaceous |
|
| Calcaires de Moulin |
Jurassic |
|
| Calcaires de Vacheres |
Paleogene |
|
| Calcaires de Valfin |
Jurassic |
|
| Calcaires des Fiz |
Cretaceous |
|
| Calcaires et Argiles de Vignevielle |
Cretaceous |
|
| Calcaires et marnes schisteuses |
Ordovician |
|
| Calcaires ferrugineux |
Jurassic |
|
| Calcaires Lites |
Jurassic |
|
| Calcaires lithographiques de Vachères |
Paleogene |
|
| Calcaires marneux inferieur |
Jurassic |
|
| Calcaires marno |
Jurassic |
|
| Calcaires noduleux cendres |
Jurassic |
|
| Calcaires pseudo |
Jurassic |
|
| Calcaires roux |
Jurassic |
|
| Calcaires siliceux de Dole |
Jurassic |
|
| Calcaires tachetés |
Jurassic |
|
| Calcaires à Baculites |
Cretaceous |
|
| Calcaires à chailles |
Jurassic |
|
| Calcaires à Entroques |
Jurassic |
|
| Calcaires à Spatangues |
Cretaceous |
|
| Calcaires à stipites |
Jurassic |
|
| Calcares marins à alvéolines |
Paleogene |
|
| Calschistes de la bande ouest du Morvan |
Carboniferous |
|
| Campanien 1 |
Cretaceous |
|
| Caporalino Limestone |
Jurassic |
|
| Carboniferous Limestone Formation |
Carboniferous |
|
| Cazals Formation |
Jurassic |
|
| Cernay Formation |
Paleogene |
|
| Charmouthien Formation |
Jurassic |
|
| Chay Formation |
Jurassic |
|
| Châlons Formation |
Paleogene |
|
| Cian Formation |
Permian |
|
| Clapassous Formation |
Devonian |
|
| Comblanchien Formation |
Jurassic |
|
| Commentry Shales Formation |
Carboniferous |
|
| Conglomerat a Pierrefitte |
Paleogene |
|
| Conglomerat de Pierrefitte |
Paleogene |
|
| Conglomérat de Bargy |
Cretaceous |
|
| Conglomérat de Cernay |
Paleogene |
|
| Conglomérats de Bargy |
Cretaceous |
|
| Coral Rag de Trouville |
Jurassic |
|
| Couche superieur a Orbitolines |
Cretaceous |
|
| Couche à Planulites koenigi |
Jurassic |
|
| Couches de Balme |
Cretaceous |
|
| Couches de Barroubio |
Ordovician |
|
| Couches de Birmensdorf |
Jurassic |
|
| Couches de Chailley |
Jurassic |
|
| Couches de la Cluse de L'Orb |
Ordovician |
|
| Couches de la Maurerie |
Ordovician |
|
| Couches de la Maurerie, Schistes de Setso |
Ordovician |
|
| Couches du Chailley |
Jurassic |
|
| Couches du Foulon |
Ordovician |
|
| Couches du Freu |
Cretaceous |
|
| Couches à Spérites |
Jurassic |
|
| Coumiac Formation |
Devonian |
|
| Craie blanche |
Cretaceous |
|
| Craie d'Antifer |
Cretaceous |
|
| Craie d'Eletot |
Cretaceous |
|
| Craie de Meudon |
Cretaceous |
|
| Craie de Rouen |
Cretaceous |
|
| Craie de Sens |
Cretaceous |
|
| Craie de Valognes |
Cretaceous |
|
| Craie de Veulette |
Cretaceous |
|
| Craie de Villedieu |
Cretaceous |
|
| Craie du Cap Fagnet |
Cretaceous |
|
| Craie glauconieuse |
Cretaceous |
|
| Craie tufau |
Cretaceous |
|
| Craie à I. labiatus |
Cretaceous |
|
| Creully Limestone |
Jurassic |
|
| Croûte ferrugineuse |
Jurassic |
|
| d'Avezac Formation |
Cretaceous |
|
| d'Urville Formation |
Ordovician |
|
| Dalle nacrée Formation |
Jurassic |
|
| Dalles à Bryozoaires Formation |
Jurassic |
|
| Dolomie de Fiennes |
Devonian |
|
| Falun d'Auvers |
Paleogene |
|
| Falun d'Ormoy |
Paleogene |
|
| Falun de Jeurs |
Paleogene |
|
| Falun de Morigny |
Paleogene |
|
| Falun de Pierrefitte |
Paleogene |
|
| Fayette Formation |
Paleogene |
|
| Fc Formation |
Cretaceous |
|
| Ferques Formation |
Devonian |
|
| Figuieres Formation |
Cretaceous |
|
| Gahard Formation |
Silurian |
|
| Gault Clay Formation |
Cretaceous |
|
| Goasquellou Formation |
Devonian |
|
| Gour Formation |
Cretaceous |
|
| Grand Auverne Formation |
Ordovician |
|
| Great Oolite Formation |
Jurassic |
|
| Great Oolite Formation |
Jurassic |
|
Gres a Homalonotus bonnisenti Group /
Gres du Mont de Besneville Formation |
Ordovician |
|
| Gres a Meules |
Triassic |
|
| Gres a Orthis monnieri |
Devonian |
|
| Gres a Voltzia |
Triassic |
|
| Gres Armoricain |
Ordovician |
|
| Gres Armoricain Superieur |
Ordovician |
|
| Gres de Carriers |
Devonian |
|
| Gres de May |
Ordovician |
|
| Gres de Sanite Godeleine |
Devonian |
|
| Gres du Caradocien |
Ordovician |
|
| Gres du Glauzy |
Ordovician |
|
| Grès verts hevétiques |
Cretaceous |
|
| Gres à Avicula contorta |
Triassic |
|
| Greseuse Formation |
Ordovician |
|
| Grès armoricain |
Jurassic |
|
| Grès d'Alet |
Cretaceous |
|
| Grès d'Antully |
Triassic |
|
| Grès de Boisset |
Triassic |
|
| Grès de Infralias |
Triassic |
|
| Grès de la Crèche inférieurs |
Jurassic |
|
| Grès de Labarre |
Cretaceous |
|
| Grès des Estous |
Cretaceous |
|
| Grès et sables piquetés |
Cretaceous |
|
| Grès inférieurs |
Triassic |
|
| Grès supérieurs et Argiles associés |
Triassic |
|
| Grès verts Dauphinois |
Cretaceous |
|
| Grès verts hevétiques |
Cretaceous |
|
| Grès verts hevétiques |
Cretaceous |
|
| Grès verts hevétiques |
Cretaceous |
|
| Grès à Reptiles |
Cretaceous |
|
| Grès à Voltzia |
Triassic |
|
| Guépelle Formation |
Paleogene |
|
| Gypsum des Camoins |
Paleogene |
|
| Hannut Formation |
Paleogene |
|
| Haybes Formation |
Devonian |
|
| Hontarède Formation |
Cretaceous |
|
| Horizon a Miquelinia migueli Formation |
Ordovician |
|
| Humeralis Mergel Formation |
Jurassic |
|
| Humeralis Schichten Formation |
Jurassic |
|
| Indusial Limestone |
Neogene |
|
| Inferieur Schistes du Landeyran |
Ordovician |
|
| Inferior Oolite Formation |
Jurassic |
|
| Japhet Formation |
Devonian |
|
| Kerbelec Formation |
Devonian |
|
| Kerdreolet Formation |
Devonian |
|
| Kerdréolet Formation |
Devonian |
|
| Kergarvan Formation |
Devonian |
|
| Kermeur Formation |
Ordovician |
|
| Kermeur Sandstone |
Ordovician |
|
| Kersadiou Formation |
Devonian |
|
| Keuper Formation |
Triassic |
|
| Kimmeridge Clay Formation |
Jurassic |
|
| l'Armorique Formation |
Devonian |
|
| L'Izarne Formation |
Devonian |
|
| La Cadiere d'Azur Formation |
Cretaceous |
|
| La Lande Muree Formation |
Silurian |
|
| La Penthiève Beds |
Cretaceous |
|
| La Tonnelle Formation |
Cretaceous |
|
| Lacave Formation |
Cretaceous |
|
| Landevennec Formation |
Devonian |
|
| Lanvoy Formation |
Devonian |
|
| Lastours Formation |
Cambrian |
|
| Le Fret Formation |
Devonian |
|
| Les Vignes Formation |
Cretaceous |
|
| Lestaillats Marls |
Cretaceous |
|
| Lias Formation |
Jurassic |
|
| Lievin Formation |
Devonian |
|
| Lievin Group/Noulette Formation |
Devonian, Silurian |
|
| Lignites de Soissonais Formation |
Paleogene |
|
| Lithographic limestones Formation |
Jurassic |
|
| Llandeilan (Morgat?) schistes Formation |
Ordovician |
|
| Llandeilan? Formation |
Ordovician |
|
| Lower Chalk Formation |
Cretaceous |
|
| Lumachelle à Ostrea acuminata Formation |
Jurassic |
|
| Lydienne Formation |
Carboniferous |
|
| Lydiennes Formation |
Carboniferous |
|
| Mans Sandstone |
Cretaceous |
|
| Marl Formation |
Paleogene |
|
| Marne de Flize Formation |
Jurassic |
|
| Marnes a Gryphées virgules d'Issoncourt |
Jurassic |
|
| Marnes bleues |
Cretaceous |
|
| Marnes brunes |
Jurassic |
|
| Marnes d'Auzas |
Cretaceous |
|
| Marnes de Bléville |
Jurassic |
|
| Marnes de Châlins |
Triassic |
|
| Marnes de Dives |
Jurassic |
|
| Marnes de Dormans |
Paleogene |
|
| Marnes de Foncouverte |
Paleogene |
|
| Marnes de Fontaine |
Cretaceous |
|
| Marnes de Gan |
Paleogene |
|
| Marnes de Gravelotte (=La Gravclotte Marls) |
Jurassic |
|
| Marnes de la Maurine |
Cretaceous |
|
| Marnes de Latrecey |
Jurassic |
|
| Marnes de plage |
Cretaceous |
|
| Marnes de Villers |
Jurassic |
|
| Marnes du Chevain |
Jurassic |
|
| Marnes grumeleuses |
Jurassic |
|
| Marnes irisées supérieures |
Triassic |
|
| Marnes jaunes |
Jurassic |
|
| Marnes Rouges de Roquelongue |
Cretaceous |
|
| Marnes Rouges Inférieures |
Cretaceous |
|
| Marnes vertes |
Cretaceous |
|
| Marnes à Belemnopsis latesulcatus |
Jurassic |
|
| Marnes à bryozoaires |
Cretaceous |
|
| Marnes à Deltoideum delta |
Jurassic |
|
| Marnes à Digonella divionensis |
Jurassic |
|
| Marnes à Digonella marcoui |
Jurassic |
|
| Marnos Formation |
Cretaceous |
|
| Menat Formation |
Paleogene |
|
| Meudon Formation |
Paleogene |
|
| Molasse calcaire et sablo |
Neogene |
|
| Molasse Coquilliere |
Neogene |
|
| Mont Aime Formation |
Paleogene |
|
| Mont Peyroux Formation |
Devonian |
|
| Mont Ventoux Formation |
Cretaceous |
|
Montagne Noire Group /
Lydiennes Formation |
Carboniferous |
|
| Monteils Formation |
Paleogene |
|
| Moon-Airel Formation |
Triassic |
|
| Morgiou Formation |
Cretaceous |
|
Muschelkalk Group /
Muschelkalk Formation |
Triassic |
|
| Nay Marls Formation |
Cretaceous |
|
| Nehou Formation |
Devonian |
|
| Nevremont Formation |
Devonian |
|
| Niveau du gypse d'Aix Formation |
Paleogene |
|
| Nivel E Formation |
Cambrian |
|
| Oolite Blanche |
Jurassic |
|
| Oolith miliaire |
Jurassic |
|
| Oolithe corallienne de Pagnoz |
Jurassic |
|
| Oolithe de Trouville |
Jurassic |
|
| Oolithe miliaire |
Jurassic |
|
| Parnac and Saint Formation |
Jurassic |
|
| Pen An Ero Formation |
Devonian |
|
| Petite Formation |
Carboniferous |
|
| Pierre Blanche de Langrune |
Jurassic |
|
| Pierre jaune |
Cretaceous |
|
| Pissot Formation |
Ordovician |
|
| Plougastel Formation |
Silurian |
|
| Podestat Formation |
Cretaceous |
|
| Pont Formation |
Ordovician |
|
| Porsguen Formation |
Devonian |
|
| Portland Formation |
Jurassic |
|
| Postolonnec Formation |
Ordovician |
|
| Poudingue de Vihiers |
Cambrian |
|
| Poudingue Ferrugineux |
Cretaceous |
|
| Pradineaux Formation |
Permian |
|
| Prapont Formation |
Jurassic |
|
| Prioldy Formation |
Devonian |
|
| Purbeck Formation |
Cretaceous |
|
| Quartzites et Poudingues de Trémentines |
Cambrian |
|
| Quelern Formation |
Devonian |
|
| Quercy Phosphorites Formation |
Paleogene |
|
| Ravin de Ratavoux Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Redonien Formation |
Neogene |
|
| Renggeri Formation |
Jurassic |
|
| Reun Ar C'Hrank Formation |
Devonian |
|
| Roc de Murviel Formation |
Carboniferous |
|
| Rognacian Formation |
Cretaceous |
|
| Roque Redonde Formation |
Carboniferous |
|
| Rostiviec Formation |
Devonian |
|
| Sable de Vauroux |
Paleogene |
|
| Sables de Cherré |
Jurassic |
|
| Sables de Glos |
Jurassic |
|
| Sables de Varennes |
Cretaceous |
|
| Sables du Lamnay |
Cretaceous |
|
| Sables du Perche |
Cretaceous |
|
| Sables et grès du Mans |
Cretaceous |
|
| Sables verts de l'Aube |
Cretaceous |
|
| Sables à Mactres |
Neogene |
|
| Sablé Formation |
Carboniferous |
|
| Sains Formation |
Devonian |
|
| Saint Céneré Formation |
Devonian |
|
| Saint Cirac Formation |
Cretaceous |
|
| Saint Fiacre Formation |
Devonian |
|
| Salagou Formation |
Permian |
|
| Salt Formation |
Paleogene |
|
| Schistes a nodules |
Ordovician |
|
| Schistes a nodules d'Angers |
Ordovician |
|
| Schistes d'Angers |
Ordovician |
|
| Schistes de Beaulieu |
Devonian |
|
| Schistes de Buxières |
Permian |
|
| Schistes de Fiennes |
Devonian |
|
| Schistes de Kerloc'h |
Ordovician |
|
| Schistes de Saint |
Ordovician |
|
| Schistes du Courijou |
Ordovician |
|
| Shale of Chateau Saint |
Neogene |
|
| St. Joseph Formation |
Devonian |
|
| Sulzbach Formation |
Carboniferous |
|
| Superieur Schistes du Landeyran |
Ordovician |
|
| Terres Noires Formation |
Jurassic |
|
| Tessé Sandstones |
Jurassic |
|
| Theligny Chalk |
Cretaceous |
|
| Tibidy Formation |
Devonian |
|
| Traonliors Formation |
Devonian |
|
Traveusot Group /
Schistes a nodules (Calymenes) Formation |
Ordovician |
|
| Troaon Group/Kersadiou Formation |
Devonian |
|
| Troaon Group/Tibidy Formation |
Devonian |
|
| Tuffeau de St Omer |
Paleogene |
|
| Tuffeau jaune de Touraine |
Cretaceous |
|
| Tufs et calcaires de Rosan |
Ordovician |
|
| Great oolite Formation |
Jurassic |
|
| Marnes blue Formation |
Cretaceous |
|
| Urgonian Formation |
Cretaceous |
|
| Urgonian Limestone Formation |
Cretaceous |
|
| Urgonien blanc |
Cretaceous |
|
| Urgonien jaune |
Cretaceous |
|
| Val d'Homs Formation |
Cambrian |
|
| Vauville Formation |
Ordovician |
|
| Verveur Formation |
Devonian |
|
| Vions Formation |
Cretaceous |
|
| Voltzia Sandstone |
Triassic |
|
| White Chalk Formation |
Cretaceous |
|
| Zorn Formation |
Devonian |
|
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