La Naveta Formation
The La Naveta Formation (Spanish: Formación La Naveta, Kiln) is a geological formation of the Altiplano Cundiboyacense, Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes. The formation consists of a lower part of coraline limestones and an upper sequence of quartzitic sandstones with intercalated black shales and dates to the Early Cretaceous period; Hauterivian to Barremian epochs.
| La Naveta Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Hauterivian-Barremian ~ | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Underlies | Trincheras Formation |
| Overlies | Útica Formation |
| Thickness | unknown |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Siltstone |
| Other | Shale |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 5°15′13″N 74°20′28″W |
| Region | Altiplano Cundiboyacense Eastern Ranges, Andes |
| Country | Colombia |
| Type section | |
| Named by | Hubach |
| Location | Bogotá River |
| Year defined | 1931 |
| Coordinates | 5°15′13″N 74°20′28″W |
| Region | Cundinamarca |
| Country | Colombia |
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