| Nacientes del Teno Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Bajocian– Oxfordian | |
| Type | Geologic formation |
| Location | |
| Region | Maule Region |
| Country | 
Chile |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Teno River |
Nacientes del Teno Formation ( Spanish: Formación Nacientes del Teno) is a geological formation that crops out near the uppermost reaches of Teno River, in the Andes of central Chile. [1] [2] The formation is similar to Nacientes del Biobío Formation further south. [3]
References
- ^ Junkin, William; Gans, Phillip (2019). "Stratigraphy and geochronology of the Nacientes del Teno and Río Damas Formations: insights into Middle to Late Jurassic Andean volcanism". Geosphere. 15 (2): 450–605. doi: 10.1130/GES01698.1.
- ^ Piquer, José; Castelli, Juan Carlos; Charrier, Reynado; Yáñez, Gonzalo (2010). "El Cenozoico del alto río Teno, Cordillera Principal, Chile central: estratigrafía, plutonismo y su relación con estructuras profundas". Andean Geology. 37 (1): 32–53. doi: 10.4067/S0718-71062010000100002.
- ^ Suárez, M. and Emparan, C. (1997). Hoja Curacautín, Carta geológica de Chile.
