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Coquimbo Formation
Stratigraphic range: Miocene–Pliocene
TypeGeological formation
Lithology
PrimaryConglomerate, sandstone, siltstone, shale and coquina
OtherClay lences, terra rossa
Location
RegionCoquimbo Region
CountryChile
Type section
Named forCoquimbo

Coquimbo Formation (Template:Lang-es) is a Miocene and Pliocene sedimentary formation located in Coquimbo Region in Norte Chico, Chile. In the area of Tongoy the Coquimbo Formation was deposited in an ancient bay that was formed in a graben or half-graben, with a normal fault dipping east. Sea level changes during the Holocene have caused erosion to cut several marine terraces into the formation.[1]

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  1. ^ Le Roux, J.P.; Olivares, Danisa M.; Nielsen, Sven N.; Smith, Norman D.; Middleton, Heather; Fenner, Juliane; Ishman, Scott E. (2006). "Bay sedimentation as controlled by regional crustal behaviour, local tectonics and eustatic sea-level changes: Coquimbo Formation (Miocene–Pliocene), Bay of Tongoy, central Chile" (PDF). Sedimentary Geology. 184 (1–2): 133–153. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
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