The Chiquerío Formation, southern Peru

The Chiquerío Formation (Fm.) is a thick glaciogenic succession deposited unconformably on gneisses of the Arequipa massif in southern Peru. It has undergone greenschist facies metamorphism during Early Palaeozoic orogenesis. The Chiquerío Fm. consists of nearly 400 m of diamictite, sandstone, mudst...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Chew, D., Kirkland, Chris
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11421