Cola de Zorro Formation

Cola de Zorro Formation
Stratigraphic range: PlioceneEarly Pleistocene
UnderliesQuaternary Andean volcanoes
Lithology
PrimaryVolcaniclastic rocks
Location
Coordinates38°00′S 71°36′W / 38.0°S 71.6°W / -38.0; -71.6
RegionAraucanía, Bío-Bío & Maule Regions
Neuquén Province
CountryChile
Argentina
Type section
Named bySuárez & Emparan
Year defined1997
Cola de Zorro Formation is located in Chile
Cola de Zorro Formation
Cola de Zorro Formation (Chile)

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.