Caleta Herradura Formation
Not to be confused with La Herradura Formation.
| Caleta Herradura Formation Stratigraphic range: Miocene | |
|---|---|
| Type | Geological formation |
| Underlies | La Portada Formation |
| Overlies | Jorgino Formation |
| Thickness | 380 m |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sandstone, sandy mudstone, breccia, conglomerate |
| Location | |
| Region | Antofagasta Region |
| Country | Chile |
Caleta Herradura Formation (Spanish: Formación Caleta Herradura) is a geologic formation of Miocene age located in Mejillones Peninsula in northern Chile. The erosion at the Coastal Cliff of northern Chile have created particularly good exposures of Caleta Herradura Formation. The formation deposited in a half graben within Mejillones Peninsula. The formation rests nonconformably on Jorgino Formation.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ Di Celma, Claudio; Cantalamessa, Gino (2007). "Sedimentology and high-frequency sequence stratigraphy of a forearc extensional basin: The Miocene Caleta Herradura Formation, Mejillones Peninsula, northern Chile". Sedimentary Geology. 198 (1–2): 29–52.
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