Earth:Campanario Formation

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Campanario Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Miocene–Early Pliocene
TypeGeological formation
Lithology
PrimaryTuff, breccia, welded tuff, andesite lava, dacite lava
Location
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 36°00′S 71°36′W / 36.0°S 71.6°W / -36.0; -71.6
RegionMaule & Bío Bío Regions
Neuquén Province
CountryChile, Argentina
Type section
Named byRobert E. Drake
Year defined1974
Campanario Formation is located in Chile
Campanario Formation
Campanario Formation (Chile)

Campanario Formation (Spanish: Formación Campanario) is a Miocene geological formation in the high Andes of Central Chile and northern Neuquén Province in Argentina. The formation crops out around the upper parts of the basins of Maule and Ñuble rivers.[1][2][3]

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