Code
NUAAES
Status
Informal.
Lithological description
Mixture of heath soil, manure, soil litter and sand.
Depositional setting
Agricultural areas on sandy substrate.
Definition of lower boundary
Not yet determined.
Definition of upper boundary
Not yet determined.
Thickness indication
Up to 1.5 m.
Geographical distribution
Not yet determined.
Regional correlation
Not yet determined.
Age
Holocene.
Type section
Well:
Not yet determined.
Depth (thickness) AH:
Not yet determined.
Origin of name
Named after the so-called 'plaggen' agriculture on marginal podzol soils.
Previous name(s)
None.
Reviewed by (date)
Jeroen Schokker (2019).
Cite as
TNO-GDN ([YEAR]). Plaggen soils. In: Stratigraphic Nomenclature of the Netherlands, TNO – Geological Survey of the Netherlands. Accessed on [DATE] from https://www.dinoloket.nl/en/stratigraphic-nomenclature/plaggen-soils.