Caleta Chonos Formation Explained

Caleta Chonos Formation
Type:Geological formation
Period:Oligocene
Age:Oligocene
Prilithology:Conglomerate, sandstone
Otherlithology:Coal, tuff breccia
Namedfor:Caleta Chonos
Region:Los Lagos Region
Coordinates:-41.8°N -74°W
Underlies:Ancud Volcanic Complex
Overlies:Bahía Mansa Metamorphic Complex
Extent:Lacuy Peninsula

Caleta Chonos Formation (Spanish; Castilian: 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]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Valenzuela Ayala, Eduardo . Congreso Geológico Chileno . 1982 . 3, Actas . 1 . A343–A376 . Estratigrafía de la Boca Occidental del Canal de Chacao, X Región, Chile . es.