Cerro Colorado Formation

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Cerro Colorado Formation
Stratigraphic range: Early Cretaceous
TypeGeologic group
UnderliesFlamencos Tuffs
Thickness>100 m (330 ft)
Location
RegionAysén Region
Country Chile
ExtentAysén 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]

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References

  1. Charrier, Reynaldo; Pinto, Luisa; Rodríguez, María Pía (2006). "3. Tectonostratigraphic evolution of the Andean Orogen in Chile". in Moreno, Teresa. Geology of Chile. Geological Society of London. pp. 107–108. ISBN 9781862392199. https://www.u-cursos.cl/usuario/74db06406c5f883b052c2d22911d03db/mi_blog/r/Geology_of_Chile.pdf. 






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