Castilletes Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Burdigalian-Langhian (Colloncuran-Friasian) ~ | |
Type | Geological formation |
Unit of | Cocinetas Basin |
Underlies | Ware Formation |
Overlies | Jimol Formation |
Thickness | up to 440 m (1,440 ft) |
Lithology | |
Primary | Mudstone, siltstone |
Other | Sandstone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 11°56′48.48″N 71°19′56″W / 11.9468000°N 71.33222°W |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 11°12′N 68°36′W / 11.2°N 68.6°W |
Region | La Guajira Caribbean region |
Country | Colombia |
Type section | |
Named for | Castilletes |
Named by | Rollins |
Location | Uribia |
Year defined | 1965 |
Coordinates | 11°56′48.48″N 71°19′56″W / 11.9468000°N 71.33222°W |
Region | La Guajira |
Country | Colombia |
Type locality of the formation in La Guajira |
The Castilletes Formation (Spanish: Formación Castilletes, N1c) is a fossiliferous geological formation of the Cocinetas Basin in the northernmost department of La Guajira, Colombia. The formation consists of fossiliferous mudstones, siltstones and medium-grained to conglomeratic fossiliferous lithic to quartzitic sandstones. The Castilletes Formation dates to the Neogene period; Burdigalian to Langhian stages, Colloncuran and Friasian in the SALMA classification, and has a maximum thickness of 440 metres (1,440 ft).