Traiguén Formation
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Traiguén Formation (Spanish: Formación Traiguén) is a volcano-sedimentary formation of Miocene age, located in the archipelagoes of Aysén Region of western Patagonia.
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Traiguén Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Early Miocene | |
Type | Geological formation |
Lithology | |
Primary | Tuff, basaltic pillow lava, breccia, sandstone, shale |
Location | |
Coordinates | 45.2°S 74.5°W / -45.2; -74.5 |
Region | Aysén Region |
Country | Chile |
Type section | |
Named for | Traiguén Island |
Named by | Espinoza & Fuenzalida |
Year defined | 1971 |
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