Chucal Formation

Geological formation in northern Chile From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Chucal Formation (Spanish: Formación Chucal) is a volcano-sedimentary geological formation in the Andes of Arica y Parinacota Region in northernmost Chile. Sediments of the formation deposited sometime during the Miocene epoch (23 to 5 million years ago) and represent fluvial and lacustrine environments.[1] It overlies Lupica Formation.[1]

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Chucal Formation

Stratigraphic range: Miocene
TypeGeological formation
OverliesLupica Formation
Location
RegionArica y Parinacota Region
CountryChile
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