Lebu Group

Lebu Group
Stratigraphic range: PaleoceneEocene
TypeStratigraphic group
Sub-unitsMillongue Formation
Trihueco Formation
Boca Lebu Formation
Curanilahue Formation
UnderliesRanquil Formation
OverliesQuiriquina Formation
Lithology
PrimaryShale, sandstone, siltstone, mudstone
OtherCoal
Location
Coordinates37°36′S 73°42′W / 37.6°S 73.7°W / -37.6; -73.7
Approximate paleocoordinates40°06′S 64°12′W / 40.1°S 64.2°W / -40.1; -64.2
RegionBío Bío Region
Country Chile
ExtentArauco Basin
Type section
Named forLebu
Lebu Group is located in Chile
Lebu Group
Lebu Group (Chile)

Lebu Group is stratigraphic unit of Arauco Basin in south-central Chile. The group consists of a sequence of four formations, of both marine and nonmarine origin, deposited between the Early Paleocene and Middle Eocene.[1]

  1. ^ García A., Floreal (1968). "Estratigrafía del Terciario de Chile Central". In Ceccioni, Giovanni (ed.). El Terciario de Chile Zona Central (in Spanish). Santiago de Chile: Ediorial Andrés Bello.

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