Azapa Formation

Azapa Formation
Stratigraphic range: Oligocene
UnderliesOxaya Formation
Lithology
PrimaryFluvial gravel
Location
RegionArica y Parinacota Region
CountryChile

Azapa Formation (Spanish: Formación Azapa) is a geological formation in northern Chile made up of gravels of fluvial origin. It is conformably overlain by Oxaya Formation. Azapa Formation is deformed by the Oxaya anticline.

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