Bois du Planti Formation

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The full formal description is available here: Bois du Planti Formation

Abbreviation BDP
Parent unit Bois de Bordeaux Group
Child units none
Lithological description Greyish to brownish sandstone, siltstone and shale with, locally, coalified plant remains.
Age Givetian
Thickness 15-17 metres
Area of occurrence Margin of the Brabant Parautochthon, west of the Dyle River valley.
Type locality Discontinuous section along the Thisnes and Pont-à-Mousson rivers west of Monstreux (Nivelles).
Alternative names none
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 Bois du Planti Formation, 23/09/2025. National Commission for Stratigraphy Belgium. https://ncs.naturalsciences.be/lithostratigraphy/Bois-du-Planti-Formation
Additional information

Lithostratigraphy Devonian

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