Trapa-Trapa Formation Explained

Trapa-Trapa Formation
Type:Geological formation
Period:Miocene
Age:Miocene
Prilithology:Andesitic lava, basaltic andesite lava, pyroclastic rocks, epiclastic rocks
Otherlithology:Basaltic lava, dacitic lava, tuff
Namedfor:Estero Trapa-Trapa
Region:Araucanía, Bío Bío & Maule Regions
Neuquén Province
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Coordinates:-38°N -71.6°W
Underlies:Cola de Zorro Formation
Campanario Formation

Trapa-Trapa Formation (Spanish; Castilian: Formación Trapa-Trapa) is a volcano-sedimentary formation of Miocene age in south-central Chile and nearby parts of Argentina. The largest outcrops lie in the Andes, while the Chilean Central Valley host some of the smaller outcrops. The volcanic rocks of the formation are of calc-alkaline character, and are less silicic than contemporary volcanic rocks found further north in the Farellones Formation.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Muñoz B. . Jorge . Niemeyer R.. Hans . 1984 . Petrología de la formación Trapa-Trapa y consideraciones acerca del volcanismo mioceno entre los 36° y 39° lat. S (codillera principal) . . 23 . 53–67 . 23 August 2016.