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Ranquil Formation

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Becerra, Juan; Contreras-Reyes, Eduardo; Arriagada, César (2013). "Seismic structure and tectonics of the southern Arauco Basin, south-central Chile (~ 38°S)".
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and massive sandstone. At some places the middle unit is overlain by a unit made up of sandstone with thin layers of conglomerate and sandstone that has been
779: 1653: 1648: 1495: 721:"Depositional environment of Stelloglyphus llicoensis isp. nov.: a new radial trace fossil from the Neogene Ranquil Formation, south-central Chile" 1643: 1470: 339:. The formation has its greatest thicknesses in the south-west, where its sediments were largely deposited in marine conditions. It overlies 1668: 1673: 1490: 1455: 1445: 1397: 1475: 827: 1302: 1663: 272: 842: 1526: 1480: 772: 581: 573: 1450: 1427: 1407: 1307: 1184: 130: 1571: 720: 1465: 1460: 1422: 1412: 1312: 910: 895: 176: 137: 1581: 1402: 1234: 765: 1500: 1030: 391:
The base of the Ranquil Formation is the so-called "main unconformity", which is thought to have been formed by
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Finger, Kenneth L.; Nielsen, Sven N.; Devries, Thomas J.; Encinas, Alfonso; Peterson, Dwan E. (2007).
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The formation has been subdivided into five units, with the lowermost being made up of
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Le Roux, J.P.; Nielsen, Sven N.; Kemnitz, Helga; Henriquez, Álvaro (2008).
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Le Roux, Jacobus P.; Nielsen, Sven N.; Henríquez, Álvaro (2008).
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Miocene and Pliocene sedimentary formation in south-central Chile
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GarcĂ­a A., Floreal (1968). Ceccioni, Giovanni (ed.).
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The uppermost unit include a 343:sedimentary formations of the 1: 1644:Geologic formations of Chile 603:10.1016/j.sedgeo.2007.12.002 170:Approximate paleocoordinates 706:10.1016/j.tecto.2013.02.012 1690: 726:Revista GeolĂłgica de Chile 654:10.2110/palo.2005.p05-081r 1600: 1582:Reigolil-Pirihueico Fault 287:Ranquil Formation (Chile) 266: 26: 1669:Geology of BiobĂ­o Region 1567:Magallanes-Fagnano Fault 1303:Nacientes del BiobĂ­o Fm. 1674:Coasts of BiobĂ­o Region 1664:Conglomerate formations 1378:Llano de Chocolate Beds 740:10.5027/andgeov35n2-a06 1572:Mocha-Villarrica Fault 1308:Nacientes del Teno Fm. 487:Nereites missouriensis 362:that extends south of 306: 1398:Coastal central Chile 440:Huenteguapi sandstone 1527:BiobĂ­o-AluminĂ© Fault 1496:Quebrada del Carrizo 911:Caleta Herradura Fm. 46:Geological formation 1614: • 1562:Liquiñe-Ofqui Fault 1235:Punta del Cobre Fm. 1185:Baños del Flaco Fm. 1021:Quebrada Macusa Fm. 698:2013Tectp.592...53B 646:2007Palai..22....3F 595:2008SedG..203..164L 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Index

Stratigraphic range
Miocene
Pliocene
Geological formation
Tubul Formation
Lebu Group
Conglomerate
clay
silt
matrix
breccia
sandstone
siltstone
mudstone
Conglomerate
Coordinates
37°36â€ČS 73°42â€ČW / 37.6°S 73.7°W / -37.6; -73.7
Approximate paleocoordinates
37°54â€ČS 71°24â€ČW / 37.9°S 71.4°W / -37.9; -71.4
BĂ­o BĂ­o Region
Chile
Juan Tavera
Ranquil Formation is located in Chile
Spanish
Miocene
Pliocene
sedimentary
formation
Arauco Province
south–central Chile

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