A possible Plio-Pleistocene tsunami deposit, Hornitos, northern Chile
A section equivalent to the Pliocene La Portada Formation exposed in the coastal cliff at Hornitos, northern Chile, contains a ca. 7-10 m thick conglomerate bed. The bed occurs within a succession of shallow marine sandstones and has an erosional contact with underlying strata. The largest boulders...
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Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería (SERNAGEOMIN)
2001
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-02082001000100007 |
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