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Cerro Plataforma Formation
The Cerro Plataforma Formation is a sedimentary formation cropping out at Cerro Plataforma south of Puelo Lake in the Andes of Argentine Patagonia. The formation contains marine fossils of bivalves, gastropods and echinoderm An echinoderm () is any animal of the phylum Echinodermata (), which includes starfish, brittle stars, sea urchins, sand dollars and sea cucumbers, as well as the sessile sea lilies or "stone lilies". While bilaterally symmetrical as ...s. To the southwest in Chile lies the geologically equivalent La Cascada Formation. References Further reading * {{Major South American geological formations Geologic formations of Argentina Miocene Series of South America Neogene Argentina Sandstone formations Siltstone formations of Argentina Conglomerate formations Shallow marine deposits Geology of Chubut Province ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geological Formation
A geological formation, or simply formation, is a body of rock having a consistent set of physical characteristics (lithology) that distinguishes it from adjacent bodies of rock, and which occupies a particular position in the layers of rock exposed in a geographical region (the stratigraphic column). It is the fundamental unit of lithostratigraphy, the study of strata or rock layers. A formation must be large enough that it can be mapped at the surface or traced in the subsurface. Formations are otherwise not defined by the thickness (geology), thickness of their rock strata, which can vary widely. They are usually, but not universally, tabular in form. They may consist of a single lithology (rock type), or of alternating beds of two or more lithologies, or even a heterogeneous mixture of lithologies, so long as this distinguishes them from adjacent bodies of rock. The concept of a geologic formation goes back to the beginnings of modern scientific geology. The term was used by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
