LoWER PALEOZOIC IN CERRO BAYO, LA INVERNADA HILL. SAN ]UAN

Authors

  • Guillermo Furque
  • Marcelo F. Caballe

Keywords:

Sedimentología, Cerro Bayo, Sierra La Invernada, San Juan, Paleozoico,

Abstract

An Ordovician flysch sequence exposed on the westem slope of the San Juan Precordillera (La Invemada Hill) is described. The 1100 m tlúck marine succession begins with turbidites and is mostly composed of wackes, calcilutites and snbordinated shales, showing 3 types of rhythmic sedimentation. Paleoenvironmt"nt analysis indicates epibatial to circalitoral sedimt"ntation within flysch facies.

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