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Charco Azul Formation
Stratigraphic range: Pliocene
TypeFormation
Unit ofCharco Azul Group
UnderliesArmuelles Formation
Lithology
PrimaryShale
OtherTuff
Location
Coordinates8°30′N 82°48′W / 8.5°N 82.8°W / 8.5; -82.8
Approximate paleocoordinates8°18′N 82°12′W / 8.3°N 82.2°W / 8.3; -82.2
RegionChiriquí Province
CountryCharco Azul Formation Costa Rica
Charco Azul Formation Panama
Type section
Named forCharco Azul
Charco Azul Formation is located in Panama
Charco Azul Formation
Charco Azul Formation (Panama)

Charco Azul Formation is a geologic formation of the Charco Azul Group in western Panama and southeastern Costa Rica. It preserves gastropod fossils dating back to the Pliocene period.[1]

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