La Liga Formation
La Liga Formation (Spanish: Formación La Liga) is a geologic formation Late Jurassic and Early Cretaceous age cropping out in Coquimbo Region, Chile. Rocks of the formation are andesites. Locally the rocks of the formation present epidote alteration. The iron ores of El Romeral mine are emplaced on La Liga Formation.
| La Liga Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Late Jurassic–Neocomian | |
| Type | Geologic formation |
| Unit of | Agua Salada Subvolcanic Complex |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Andesite |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 29°43′19″S 71°14′9″W |
| Region | Coquimbo Region |
| Country | Chile |
La Liga Formation (Chile) | |
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