Capotes Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Early Albian ~ | |
Type | Geological formation |
Unit of | Villeta Group |
Underlies | Hiló Formation |
Overlies | El Peñón Fm., Socotá Fm. |
Thickness | 550 m (1,800 ft) |
Lithology | |
Primary | Calcareous black shale |
Other | Gypsum |
Location | |
Coordinates | 5°15′13″N 74°20′28″W / 5.25361°N 74.34111°W |
Region | Eastern Ranges, Andes |
Country | Colombia |
Type section | |
Named for | Hacienda Capotes, Viotá |
Named by | Cáceres & Etayo |
Location | Bituima-Guayabal |
Year defined | 1969 |
Coordinates | 5°15′13″N 74°20′28″W / 5.25361°N 74.34111°W |
Region | Cundinamarca |
Country | Colombia |
Thickness at type section | 550 m (1,800 ft) |
Paleogeography of Northern South America 105 Ma, by Ron Blakey |
The Capotes Formation (Spanish: Formación Capotes, Kic) is a geological formation of the Altiplano Cundiboyacense, Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes. The formation consists of calcareous black shales containing gypsum and ammonites and dates to the Early Cretaceous period; Early Albian epoch and has an approximate thickness at its type section of 550 metres (1,800 ft).