Candeleros Formation

Candeleros Formation
Stratigraphic range: early Cenomanian ~99–97 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Candeleros Formation near Cerro El Vagon, Neuquen, Argentina
Type	Geological formation
Unit of	Neuquén Group  Río Limay Subgroup
Underlies	Huincul Formation
Overlies	Lohan Cura Formation
Thickness	300 m (980 ft)
Lithology
Primary	Eolian sandstone
Other	Conglomerate, siltstone, paleosol
Location
Coordinates	39°24′S 69°12′W / 39.4°S 69.2°W / -39.4; -69.2
Approximate paleocoordinates	46°30′S 45°30′W / 46.5°S 45.5°W / -46.5; -45.5
Region	Mendoza, Neuquén & Río Negro Provinces
Country	Argentina
Extent	Neuquén Basin
Type section
Named for	Candeleros Hill
Named by	Wichmann
Year defined	1929
Candeleros Formation (Argentina)

The Candeleros Formation is a geologic formation that crops out in the Río Negro, Neuquén, and Mendoza provinces of northern Patagonia, Argentina. It is the oldest formation in the Neuquén Group and belongs to the Rio Limay Subgroup. Formerly that subgroup was treated as a formation, and the Candeleros Formation was known as the Candeleros Member.^[1]