The formation was first defined by Scheibe in 1938 and named after
Arcabuco,
Boyacá.[1] The
type section of the Arcabuco Formation was redefined in 1985 by Galvis and Rubiano around
Villa de Leyva.[2]
Description
Lithologies
The Arcabuco Formation is characterised by a sequence of light- to pink-coloured fine
quartziticsandstones and
conglomerates with red
shales up to 50 metres (160 ft) in thickness intercalated.[1][3] In the Arcabuco Formation, in the Iguaque Anticlinal,
dinosaurtracks have been found.[4] The overhanging
rock shelter of
Sáchica in
Sáchica, Boyacá, consists of the sandstones of the Arcabuco Formation.
Galvis Arenas, Beatriz Elena; Valencia Escobar, José Leonardo (2009), Contribución en la determinación de los posibles paleoambientes de las rocas Cretáceas Tempranas sobre la vía Tunja-Villa de Leyva (entre Alto del Arrayán - Peaje Sáchica) y sectores aledaños, departamento de Boyacá,
Universidad de Caldas, pp. 1–127
Rodríguez Parra, Antonio José; Solano Silva, Orlando (2000), Mapa Geológico del Departamento de Boyacá - 1:250,000 - Memoria explicativa,
INGEOMINAS, pp. 1–120
Villamil, Tomas (2012), Chronology Relative Sea Level History and a New Sequence Stratigraphic Model for Basinal Cretaceous Facies of Colombia,
Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM), pp. 161–216
Maps
Beltrán, Alejandro; Lancheros, José Alfredo; López, Carolina; Chaquea, Claudia; Patiño, Alejandro; Guerra, Angela; Cabrera, Julio C.; Quintero, Claudia I.; Molano, Simón Emilio (2008),
Plancha 134 - Puerto Parra - 1:100,000,
INGEOMINAS, p. 1, retrieved 2017-06-06
Angarita, Leonidas; Carrillo, Víctor; Castro, Alfonso; Daconte, Rommel; Niño, Mario; Pulido, Orlando G.; Rodríguez, J. Antonio; Royero, José María; Salinas, Carlos Ulloa and Rodrigo Vargas, Rosalba (2009),
Plancha 135 - San Gil - 1:100,000,
INGEOMINAS, p. 1, retrieved 2017-06-06
The formation was first defined by Scheibe in 1938 and named after
Arcabuco,
Boyacá.[1] The
type section of the Arcabuco Formation was redefined in 1985 by Galvis and Rubiano around
Villa de Leyva.[2]
Description
Lithologies
The Arcabuco Formation is characterised by a sequence of light- to pink-coloured fine
quartziticsandstones and
conglomerates with red
shales up to 50 metres (160 ft) in thickness intercalated.[1][3] In the Arcabuco Formation, in the Iguaque Anticlinal,
dinosaurtracks have been found.[4] The overhanging
rock shelter of
Sáchica in
Sáchica, Boyacá, consists of the sandstones of the Arcabuco Formation.
Galvis Arenas, Beatriz Elena; Valencia Escobar, José Leonardo (2009), Contribución en la determinación de los posibles paleoambientes de las rocas Cretáceas Tempranas sobre la vía Tunja-Villa de Leyva (entre Alto del Arrayán - Peaje Sáchica) y sectores aledaños, departamento de Boyacá,
Universidad de Caldas, pp. 1–127
Rodríguez Parra, Antonio José; Solano Silva, Orlando (2000), Mapa Geológico del Departamento de Boyacá - 1:250,000 - Memoria explicativa,
INGEOMINAS, pp. 1–120
Villamil, Tomas (2012), Chronology Relative Sea Level History and a New Sequence Stratigraphic Model for Basinal Cretaceous Facies of Colombia,
Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM), pp. 161–216
Maps
Beltrán, Alejandro; Lancheros, José Alfredo; López, Carolina; Chaquea, Claudia; Patiño, Alejandro; Guerra, Angela; Cabrera, Julio C.; Quintero, Claudia I.; Molano, Simón Emilio (2008),
Plancha 134 - Puerto Parra - 1:100,000,
INGEOMINAS, p. 1, retrieved 2017-06-06
Angarita, Leonidas; Carrillo, Víctor; Castro, Alfonso; Daconte, Rommel; Niño, Mario; Pulido, Orlando G.; Rodríguez, J. Antonio; Royero, José María; Salinas, Carlos Ulloa and Rodrigo Vargas, Rosalba (2009),
Plancha 135 - San Gil - 1:100,000,
INGEOMINAS, p. 1, retrieved 2017-06-06