Pacho Formation
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| Pacho Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Late Albian-Cenomanian ~ | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Villeta Group |
| Underlies | Simijaca Formation |
| Overlies | Hiló Formation |
| Thickness | ~1,050 m (3,440 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Siltstone |
| Other | Shale |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 4°27′07″N 74°03′20″W / 4.45194°N 74.05556°W |
| Region | Altiplano Cundiboyacense Eastern Ranges, Andes |
| Country | Colombia |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Pacho |
| Named by | Ulloa |
| Location | Pacho |
| Year defined | 1982 |
| Coordinates | 4°27′07″N 74°03′20″W / 4.45194°N 74.05556°W |
| Region | Cundinamarca |
| Country | Colombia |
 Paleogeography of Northern South America 105 Ma, by Ron Blakey | |
The Pacho Formation (Spanish: Limolitas de Pacho, Kslp) is a geological formation of the Altiplano Cundiboyacense, Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes. The formation consisting of alternating siltstones and shales with siderite concretions dates to the Middle Cretaceous period; Late Albian to Cenomanian epochs and has an approximate thickness of 1,050 metres (3,440 ft).
The formation was defined and named in 1982 by Ulloa after Pacho, Cundinamarca.[1]
Description
Lithologies
The Pacho Formation has an approximate thickness of 1,050 metres (3,440 ft), and is characterised by a sequence of alternating siltstones and shales with siderite concretions.[1]
Stratigraphy and depositional environment
The Pacho Formation, pertaining to the Villeta Group, partly overlies and is partly lateral equivalent with the Hiló Formation and is partly overlain by and partly time equivalent with the Simijaca Formation. The age has been estimated to be Late Albian to Cenomanian. Stratigraphically, the formation is time equivalent with the Une Formation. The formation has been deposited in an outer marine platform environment.[1]
Outcrops
The Pacho Formation is found around its type locality near Pacho.[1]
