La Quinta Formation, Mexico

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La Quinta Formation
Stratigraphic range:
TypeGeological Formation
Unit ofSimojovel Group
UnderliesMazantic Shale
Location
RegionChiapas
CountryMexico

La Quinta Formation is a geological formation in Chiapas, Simojovel in Mexico, deposited during the Late Oligocene into the early Miocene. It is the oldest known formation where Mexican amber can be found. It underlies the Mazantic Shale.

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