Balumtun Sandstone | |
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Stratigraphic range:
Aquitanian ~ | |
Type | Formation |
Unit of | Río Concepción Group |
Underlies | Tulijá Formation |
Overlies | Mazantic Shale |
Thickness | 760 metres |
Lithology | |
Primary | Sandstone |
Other | Conglomerate |
Location | |
Coordinates | 17°06′N 92°42′W / 17.1°N 92.7°W |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 17°42′N 89°00′W / 17.7°N 89.0°W |
Region | Chiapas |
Country | ![]() |
Type section | |
Named for | Balumtun |
The Balumtun Sandstone is a geologic formation in Chiapas, Mexico. The formation is up to 760 metres thick, and consists of gray sandstone, that were deposited during the Upper Aquitanian stage of the Early Miocene. [1]
Balumtun Sandstone | |
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Stratigraphic range:
Aquitanian ~ | |
Type | Formation |
Unit of | Río Concepción Group |
Underlies | Tulijá Formation |
Overlies | Mazantic Shale |
Thickness | 760 metres |
Lithology | |
Primary | Sandstone |
Other | Conglomerate |
Location | |
Coordinates | 17°06′N 92°42′W / 17.1°N 92.7°W |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 17°42′N 89°00′W / 17.7°N 89.0°W |
Region | Chiapas |
Country | ![]() |
Type section | |
Named for | Balumtun |
The Balumtun Sandstone is a geologic formation in Chiapas, Mexico. The formation is up to 760 metres thick, and consists of gray sandstone, that were deposited during the Upper Aquitanian stage of the Early Miocene. [1]