Punta de Choros Metamorphic Complex

The Punta de Choros Metamorphic Complex is a large coherent group of metamorphic rocks –in other words a geologic complex– of the Chilean Coast Range in northern Chile. It consists mainly of micaschists, greenschists and other low-grade metasediment. The complex was formed by the metamorphism of sediments and associated mafic rocks at the interface between a subducting plate and the overriding plate.[1]

Punta de Choros Metamorphic Complex
Stratigraphic range: CarboniferousPermian
TypeComplex
Lithology
PrimaryMicaschist
OtherGreenschist
Location
RegionAtacama Region
Country Chile
Type section
Named forPunta de Choros

References

  1. Creixell, C.; Oliveros, V.; Vásquez, P.; Navarro, J.; Vallejos, D.; Valin, X.; Godoy, E.; Ducea, M.N. (2016). "Geodynamics of Late Carboniferous–Early Permian forearc in north Chile (28°30′–29°30′S)". Journal of the Geological Society. doi:10.1144/jgs2016-010.


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