Simijaca Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Cenomanian-Turonian ~ | |
Type | Geological formation |
Unit of | Villeta Group |
Underlies | La Frontera Formation |
Overlies | Chiquinquirá Sst., Churuvita Fm., Hiló Fm., Pacho Fm. |
Thickness | up to 693 m (2,270 ft) |
Lithology | |
Primary | Mudstone |
Other | Shale, sandstone, limestone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 5°29′15″N 73°50′55″W / 5.48750°N 73.84861°W |
Region | Altiplano Cundiboyacense Eastern Ranges, Andes |
Country | Colombia |
Type section | |
Named for | Simijaca |
Named by | Ulloa & Rodríguez |
Location | South of Simijaca |
Year defined | 1991 |
Coordinates | 5°29′15″N 73°50′55″W / 5.48750°N 73.84861°W |
Region | Cundinamarca, Boyacá |
Country | Colombia |
Thickness at type section | 432 metres (1,420 ft) |
Paleogeography of Northern South America 90 Ma, by Ron Blakey |
The Simijaca Formation (Spanish: Formación Simijaca, K2S, Kss) is a geological formation of the Altiplano Cundiboyacense, Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes. The predominantly mudstone formation dates to the Late Cretaceous period; Turonian and Cenomanian epochs, and has a maximum thickness of 693 metres (2,274 ft).