Chorrera Formation
The Chorrera Formation (Spanish: Formación Chorrera, N2ch) is a geological formation of the Bogotá savanna, Altiplano Cundiboyacense, Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes. The formation consists of coarse to very coarse conglomerates. The Chorrera Formation dates to the Neogene period; Pliocene epoch (Montehermosan to Chapadmalalan in the SALMA classification), and has a maximum thickness of 40 metres (130 ft).
| Chorrera Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Pliocene (Montehermosan-Chapadmalalan) ~ | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Underlies | Subachoque Formation |
| Overlies | Guadalupe Gp. |
| Thickness | up to 40 m (130 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Conglomerate |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 4°55′30.0″N 74°06′22.6″W |
| Region | Bogotá savanna, Altiplano Cundiboyacense Eastern Ranges, Andes |
| Country | Colombia |
| Type section | |
| Named for | La Chorrera waterfall |
| Named by | Helmens & Hammen |
| Location | Río Frío, Subachoque/Tabio |
| Year defined | 1995 |
| Coordinates | 4°55′30.0″N 74°06′22.6″W |
| Region | Cundinamarca |
| Country | Colombia |
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