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Caleta Chonos Formation

Caleta Chonos Formation
Stratigraphic range: Oligocene
Type Geological formation
Underlies Ancud Volcanic Complex
Overlies Bahía Mansa Metamorphic Complex
Lithology
Primary Conglomerate, sandstone
Other Coal, tuff breccia
Location
Region Los Lagos Region
Country Chile
Type section
Named for Caleta Chonos

Caleta Chonos Formation (Spanish: Formación Caleta Chonos) is a geological formation of Oligocene age located around Chacao Channel in southern Chile. The formation overlies Bahía Mansa Metamorphic Complex and is overlain by the Ancud Volcanic Complex. It crops out in northwestern Chiloé Island in the isthmus of Lacuy Peninsula.


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