Cerro Colorado Formation
Cerro Colorado Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Early Cretaceous | |
Type | Geologic group |
Underlies | Flamencos Tuffs |
Thickness | >100 m (330 ft) |
Location | |
Region | Aysén Region |
Country | Chile |
Extent | Aysén Basin |
The Cerro Colorado Formation is a geological formation to the south of General Carrera Lake in Patagonia. Sedimentary rocks of the Cerro Colorado Formation deposited under shallow marine conditions.[1]
See also
- Geology of Aysén Region
- Cretaceous South America
References
- ^ Charrier, Reynaldo; Pinto, Luisa; Rodríguez, María Pía (2006). "3. Tectonostratigraphic evolution of the Andean Orogen in Chile". In Moreno, Teresa; Gibbons, Wes (eds.). Geology of Chile (PDF). Geological Society of London. pp. 107–108. ISBN 9781862392199.
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