El Mamey Formation

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El Mamey Formation
Stratigraphic range: Burdigalian-Langhian
Type Formation
Lithology
Primary Shale, sandstone, conglomerate
Other Dominican amber
Location
Coordinates 19°30′N70°42′W / 19.5°N 70.7°W / 19.5; -70.7
Approximate paleocoordinates 19°18′N69°30′W / 19.3°N 69.5°W / 19.3; -69.5
Country Dominican Republic
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El Mamey Formation (the Dominican Republic)

The El Mamey Formation is a geologic formation in the Dominican Republic. The formation consists of shales and sandstones interspersed with a conglomerate of well-rounded pebbles, deposited in a fluvio-deltaic environment. El Mamey Formation is one of the formations containing Dominican amber and preserves fossils dating back to the Burdigalian to Langhian period. [1]

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