Charco Azul Formation

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Charco Azul Formation
Stratigraphic range: Pliocene
Type Formation
Unit of Charco Azul Group
Underlies Armuelles Formation
Lithology
Primary Shale
Other Tuff
Location
Coordinates 8°30′N82°48′W / 8.5°N 82.8°W / 8.5; -82.8
Approximate paleocoordinates 8°18′N82°12′W / 8.3°N 82.2°W / 8.3; -82.2
Region Chiriquí Province
Country Costa Rica, Panama
Type section
Named for Charco Azul
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Charco Azul Formation (Panama)

Charco Azul Formation is a geologic formation of the Charco Azul Group in western Panama and southeastern Costa Rica. It preserves gastropod fossils dating back to the Pliocene period. [1]

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Description

The Charco Azul Formation comprises tuffaceous shales deposited in a deep marine environment The formation unconformably underlies the Armuelles Formation. The formation is correlated to the Jama and Canoa Formations of Ecuador. [1]

Fossil content

These fossils have been reported from the formation: [1]

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