Candeleros Formation
The Candeleros Formation (formerly known as the Candeleros Member of the "Río Limay Formation") is a geologic formation that crops out in the Río Negro, Neuquén, and Mendoza provinces of northern Patagonia, Argentina. It is the oldest formation in the Neuquén Group and belongs to the Rio Limay Subgroup. Formerly that subgroup was treated as a formation, and the Candeleros Formation was known as the Candeleros Member.
| Candeleros Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: early Cenomanian ~ | |
Candeleros Formation near Cerro El Vagon, Neuquen, Argentina | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Neuquén Group Río Limay Subgroup |
| Underlies | Huincul Formation |
| Overlies | Lohan Cura Formation |
| Thickness | 300 m (980 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Eolian sandstone |
| Other | Conglomerate, siltstone, paleosol |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 39.4°S 69.2°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 46.5°S 45.5°W |
| Region | Mendoza, Neuquén & Río Negro Provinces |
| Country | Argentina |
| Extent | Neuquén Basin |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Candeleros Hill |
| Named by | Wichmann |
| Year defined | 1929 |
Candeleros Formation (Argentina) | |
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