La Herradura Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Hauterivian | |
Type | Geological formation |
Unit of | Morro Solar Group |
Underlies | Salto del Fraile Formation |
Overlies | Puente Piedra Group |
Location | |
Region | Lima Province |
Country | Peru |
La Herradura Formation (Spanish: Formación La Herradura) is a sedimentary formationofLower Cretaceous age exposed near the beach of the same nameinLima, Peru. The sediments of the formation reflect a marine near-shore depositional environment.[1]
Major South American geological features
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Cratons and shields |
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Structures undergoing subduction |
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