Temuco Formation
Stratigraphic range: Eocene–Miocene

Type| Geological formation
Overlies| Bahía Mansa Metamorphic Complex
Thickness| 1,400 m (4,600 ft)
Lithology
Primary| Sandstone, siltstone, claystone, andesitic tuff
Other| Coal, breccia, conglomerate
Location
Region| Araucanía Region
Country|  Chile
Type section
Named for| Temuco

Temuco Formation a sedimentary formation near the city of Temuco in southern Chile. The formation crops out in the western part of Labranza Basin at the footfills of the Chilean Coast Range. It overlies the Bahía Mansa Metamorphic Complex and underlies sediments of Holocene age. The formation is thought to represent ancient river systems of low and intermediated energy near an area of volcanism around cerro Ñielol.[1]

## References

1. ↑ Mella, M.; Quiroz, D. 2010. Geología del Área Temuco-Nueva Imperial, Región de La Araucanía. Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería, Carta Geológica de Chile, Serie Geología Básica 122:46 p., 1 mapa escala 1:100.000.

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