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Chorrera Formation

Alluvial depositsAltiplano CundiboyacenseChapadmalalanConglomerate formationsGeography of Cundinamarca Department
Geologic formations of ColombiaMontehermosanNeogene ColombiaPliocene Series of South America

The Chorrera Formation (Spanish: Formación Chorrera, N2ch) is a geological formation of the Bogotá savanna, Altiplano Cundiboyacense, Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes. The formation consists of coarse to very coarse conglomerates. The Chorrera Formation dates to the Neogene period; Pliocene epoch (Montehermosan to Chapadmalalan in the SALMA classification), and has a maximum thickness of 40 metres (130 ft).

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