Coordinates: 38°00′S 72°00′W / 38.0°S 72.0°W / -38.0; -72.0

Cholchol Formation

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Cholchol Formation
Stratigraphic range: MiddleUpper Miocene
TypeGeological formation
UnderliesPliocene and Pleistocene alluvial fans and volcaniclastic deposits
OverliesBahía Mansa Metamorphic Complex
Coastal Batholith of central Chile
Mesozoic sediments
Thickness150–200 m (490–660 ft)
Lithology
PrimaryClaystone, sandstone, tuff, calcarenite, calcirudite
Location
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RegionAraucanía Region
CountryChile
Type section
Named forCholchol
Named byFloreal García
Year defined1968

Cholchol Formation (Spanish: Formación Cholchol) is a geological formation composed of sediments that were deposited during the Miocene in the Temuco Basin of south–central Chile. The sediments were deposited in a marine environment.[1]

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