La Herradura Formation
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| La Herradura Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Hauterivian | |
 Normal fault in La Herradura Formation, Morro Solar, Peru | |
| 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 formation of Lower Cretaceous age exposed near the beach of the same name in Lima, Peru. The sediments of the formation reflect a marine near-shore depositional environment.[1]
