La Herradura Formation (Spanish: Formación La Herradura) is a sedimentary formation of Lower Cretaceous age exposed near the beach of the same name in Lima, Peru. The sediments of the formation reflect a marine near-shore depositional environment.[1]
| La Herradura Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Hauterivian | |
 Normal fault in La Herradura Formation, Morro Solar, Peru | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Morro Solar Group |
| Underlies | Salto del Fraile Formation |
| Overlies | Puente Piedra Group |
| Location | |
| Region | Lima Province |
| Country | Peru |
References
edit- ^ Cardozo, M. (1990). "The Copara Metallotect in Central Peru: Geologic Evolution and Ore Formation". In Fontboté, L.; Amstutz, G.C.; Cardozo, M.; Cedillo, E.; Frustos, J. (eds.). Stratabound Ore Deposits in the Andes. Springer-Verlag. p. 399.