Brasso Clay

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Brasso Clay
Stratigraphic range: Neogene
Type Formation
Location
Country Trinidad and Tobago

The Brasso Clay is a geologic formation in Trinidad and Tobago. It preserves fossils dating back to the Neogene period.

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