Cola de Zorro Formation | |
---|---|
Stratigraphic range: Pliocene–Early Pleistocene | |
Underlies | Quaternary Andean volcanoes |
Lithology | |
Primary | Volcaniclastic rocks |
Location | |
Coordinates | 38°00′S 71°36′W / 38.0°S 71.6°W |
Region | Araucanía, Bío-Bío & Maule Regions Neuquén Province |
Country | Chile Argentina |
Type section | |
Named by | Suárez & Emparan |
Year defined | 1997 |
Cola de Zorro Formation (Spanish: Formación Cola de Zorro) is a geological formation cropping out along the Argentina-Chile border and composed of volcano-sedimentary and volcaniclastic rocks. It extends along the Andes between the latitudes of 36 and 39° S.