Ranquil Formation
Ranquil Formation (Spanish: Formación Ranquil) is a Miocene and Pliocene sedimentary formation located in Arauco Province in south–central Chile, including outcrops in Mocha Island. The formation has its greatest thicknesses in the south-west, where its sediments were largely deposited in marine conditions. It overlies unconformably sedimentary formations of the Paleocene-Eocene Lebu Group. The formation is part of the fill of Arauco Basin which is a sedimentary basin that extends south of Concepción. The formation was first defined in 1942 by Juan Tavera.
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Ranquil Formation
Ranquil Formation (Spanish: Formación Ranquil) is a Miocene and Pliocene sedimentary formation located in Arauco Province in south–central Chile, including outcrops in Mocha Island. The formation has its greatest thicknesses in the south-west, where its sediments were largely deposited in marine conditions. It overlies unconformably sedimentary formations of the Paleocene-Eocene Lebu Group. The formation is part of the fill of Arauco Basin which is a sedimentary basin that extends south of Concepción. The formation was first defined in 1942 by Juan Tavera.
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Ranquil Formation
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Juan Tavera, 1942
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Caleta Ranquil
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Conglomerate with sand matrix
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Conglomerate with clay and silt matrix, breccia, sandstone, siltstone, mudstone
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Ranquil Formation (Spanish: Fo ...... efined in 1942 by Juan Tavera.
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Ranquil Formation
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