Santa Rosa Group
Paleozoic geologic formation in Belize and Guatemala
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The Santa Rosa Group is a geologic group in Belize and Guatemala. It contains the Chochal Formation.[1] The marine lithified, black, calcareous shales preserve fossils dating back to the Pennsylvanian to Kungurian stages of the Carboniferous and Permian periods.
| Santa Rosa Group | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Pennsylvanian-Kungurian ~ | |
| Type | Group |
| Sub-units | Chochal Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Shale |
| Other | Sandstone, limestone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 15.6°N 92.0°W |
| Region | Huehuetenango |
| Country | Belize Guatemala |
   Santa Rosa Group (Guatemala) | |