Cholchol Formation (Spanish: Formación Cholchol) is a geological formation composed of sediments that were deposited during the Miocene in the Temuco Basin of south–central Chile. The sediments were deposited in a marine environment.[1]
| Cholchol Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Middle–Upper Miocene | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Underlies | Pliocene and Pleistocene alluvial fans and volcaniclastic deposits |
| Overlies | Bahía Mansa Metamorphic Complex Coastal Batholith of central Chile Mesozoic sediments |
| Thickness | 150–200 m (490–660 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Claystone, sandstone, tuff, calcarenite, calcirudite |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 38°00′S 72°00′W / 38.0°S 72.0°W |
| Region | Araucanía Region |
| Country |  Chile |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Cholchol |
| Named by | Floreal García |
| Year defined | 1968 |
  Cholchol Formation (Chile) | |
References
edit- ^ Elgueta, Sara (1990). "Sedimentación marina y paleogeografía del Terciario Superior de la Cuenca de Temuco, Chile". Actas. Segundo Simposio sobre el Terciario de Chile (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: Departamento de Geociencias, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Concepción. pp. 85–96.