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The Divisadero Group is a group of geological formations in the Magallanes Basin (Chile) or Austral Basin (Argentina) of northwestern Patagonia. It overlies the Coihaique Group.[1] The group is chiefly made up of pyroclastic rocks and lavas of the calc-alkaline magma series.[1] Rocks are of andesite and rhyolite composition.[2]

Geographic extent

In Chile, the formation crops out in Aysén Region[1] while in Argentina it can be found in Chubut Province.[2]

Tectonic movements during the Miocene have significantly deformed Divisadero Group.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Suárez, Manuel; de la Cruz, Rita (1994). Estratigrafía y paleogeografía mesozoica de Aisén nororiental (45-46 lat.s.), Chile (PDF). 7° Congreso Geológico Chileno (in Spanish). Concepción: Universidad de Concepción. pp. 538–542. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2017.
  2. ^ a b Haller, Miguel J.; Lapido, Omar R. (1980). "El Mesozoico de la Cordillera Patagónica Central". Revista de la Asociación Geológica Argentina (in Spanish). XXXV (2): 230–247. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
  3. ^ Aptian-Albian subaerial volcanic rocks in central Patagonia: Divisadero and Chubut Groups
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