Caleta Chonos Formation
Geological formation in Chile
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Caleta Chonos Formation (Chile)
Caleta Chonos Formation (Spanish: Formación Caleta Chonos) is a geological formation of Oligocene age located around Chacao Channel in southern Chile. The formation overlies Bahía Mansa Metamorphic Complex and is overlain by the Ancud Volcanic Complex. It crops out in northwestern Chiloé Island in the isthmus of Lacuy Peninsula.[1]
See also
- Parga Formation
- Lacui Formation
References
- ^ Valenzuela Ayala, Eduardo (1982). "Estratigrafía de la Boca Occidental del Canal de Chacao, X Región, Chile". Congreso Geológico Chileno (in Spanish). Vol. 3, Actas. pp. A343–A376.
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Geology of Chile
- Arequipa-Antofalla
- Chaitenia
- Chilenia
- Chiloé
- Cuyania
- Fitz Roy
- Madre de Dios
- Mejillonia
- Patagonia
formations
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complexes
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