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Marks , Guayas Province, Ecuador
| Lat/Long (Decimal) | -1.73333,-80.25 |
|---|---|
| Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
| Given Location | Guayas, Ecuador |
| Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Guayas Province, Ecuador |
Collections
| Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daule Formation | Woodring W. P. (1973) | Daule | LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY: From Daule Fm, for which lithostratigraphic relationships are not discussed. The Daule Fm has affinities to the Progreso Fm, and Middle Miocene formations of Peru. Taxa are share with the Gatun fm, the Tubera Fm, the Cucurrupi Fm of Colombia. AGE: Middle Miocene on the basis of macrofossil biostratigraphy. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: Composite list for formation. | sandstone | 15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene |
| Marks (1951) - Basal Calcareous Mbr, Daule Fm | Marks J. G. (1951) | Daule - Basal Calcareous | From Daule Fm, which is of Middle Miocene age comprises three members, a "basal calcareous" member, a middle "blue siltstone" member, and an "upper calcareous" member. The exact thickness of the unit has not been measured accurately in this section because of structural complications. The basal member, from which this collecion is derived is 1840 ft thick. Basal strata overlie igneous and metamorphic rocks of Cretaceous age. Faunal compositions suggests a Middle Miocene age, with affinities to t | sandstone | 15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene |
| Marks (1951) - Upper Calcareous Mbr, Daule Fm | Marks J. G. (1951) | Daule - Blue Siltstone | From lowermost part of upper calcareous mbr, Daule Fm, which is of Middle Miocene age comprises three members, a "basal calcareous" member, a middle "blue siltstone" member, and an "upper calcareous" member. The exact thickness of the unit has not been measured accurately in this section because of structural complications. The upper calcareous member, from which this collecion is derived is several hundred ft thick. Faunal compositions suggests a Middle Miocene age, with affinities to the Progr | sandstone | 15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene |
| Marks (1951) IPC# 1060 (Blue Siltstone Mbr, Daule Fm) | Marks J. G. (1951) | Daule - Blue Siltstone | From Daule Fm, which is of Middle Miocene age comprises three members, a "basal calcareous" member, a middle "blue siltstone" member, and an "upper calcareous" member. The exact thickness of the unit has not been measured accurately in this section because of structural complications. The blue siltstone, from which this collecion is derived is about 800 ft thick. Faunal compositions suggests a Middle Miocene age, with affinities to the Progreso Fm, and Middle Miocene formations of Peru. Taxa are | siltstone | 15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene |
| Marks (1951) IPC# 1080 (Blue Siltstone Mbr, Daule Fm) | Marks J. G. (1951) | Daule - Blue Siltstone | From uppermost part of blue siltstone mbr, Daule Fm, which is of Middle Miocene age comprises three members, a "basal calcareous" member, a middle "blue siltstone" member, and an "upper calcareous" member. The exact thickness of the unit has not been measured accurately in this section because of structural complications. The blue siltstone, from which this collecion is derived is about 800 ft thick. Faunal compositions suggests a Middle Miocene age, with affinities to the Progreso Fm, and Middl | siltstone | 15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene |
| Marks (1951) IPC# 1082 (Blue Siltstone Mbr, Daule Fm) | Marks J. G. (1951) | Daule - Blue Siltstone | From Daule Fm, which is of Middle Miocene age comprises three members, a "basal calcareous" member, a middle "blue siltstone" member, and an "upper calcareous" member. The exact thickness of the unit has not been measured accurately in this section because of structural complications. The blue siltstone, from which this collecion is derived is about 800 ft thick. Faunal compositions suggests a Middle Miocene age, with affinities to the Progreso Fm, and Middle Miocene formations of Peru. Taxa are | siltstone | 15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene |
| Marks (1951) IPC# 1134 (Basal Calcareous Mbr, Daule Fm) | Marks J. G. (1951) | Daule - Basal Calcareous | From Daule Fm, which is of Middle Miocene age comprises three members, a "basal calcareous" member, a middle "blue siltstone" member, and an "upper calcareous" member. The exact thickness of the unit has not been measured accurately in this section because of structural complications. The basal member, from which this collecion is derived is 1840 ft thick. Basal strata overlie igneous and metamorphic rocks of Cretaceous age. Faunal compositions suggests a Middle Miocene age, with affinities to t | sandstone | 15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene |
| Marks (1951) IPC# 1174 (Basal Calcareous Mbr, Daule Fm) | Marks J. G. (1951) | Daule - Basal Calcareous | From Daule Fm, which is of Middle Miocene age comprises three members, a "basal calcareous" member, a middle "blue siltstone" member, and an "upper calcareous" member. The exact thickness of the unit has not been measured accurately in this section because of structural complications. The basal member, from which this collecion is derived is 1840 ft thick. Basal strata overlie igneous and metamorphic rocks of Cretaceous age. Faunal compositions suggests a Middle Miocene age, with affinities to t | sandstone | 15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene |
| Marks (1951) IPC# 1225 (Blue Siltstone Mbr, Daule Fm) | Marks J. G. (1951) | Daule - Blue Siltstone | From uppermost part of blue siltstone mbr, Daule Fm, which is of Middle Miocene age comprises three members, a "basal calcareous" member, a middle "blue siltstone" member, and an "upper calcareous" member. The exact thickness of the unit has not been measured accurately in this section because of structural complications. The blue siltstone, from which this collecion is derived is about 800 ft thick. Faunal compositions suggests a Middle Miocene age, with affinities to the Progreso Fm, and Middl | siltstone | 15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene |
| Marks (1951) IPC# 1227 (Blue Siltstone Mbr, Daule Fm) | Marks J. G. (1951) | Daule - Blue Siltstone | From uppermost part of blue siltstone mbr, Daule Fm, which is of Middle Miocene age comprises three members, a "basal calcareous" member, a middle "blue siltstone" member, and an "upper calcareous" member. The exact thickness of the unit has not been measured accurately in this section because of structural complications. The blue siltstone, from which this collecion is derived is about 800 ft thick. Faunal compositions suggests a Middle Miocene age, with affinities to the Progreso Fm, and Middl | siltstone | 15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene |
| Marks (1951) IPC# 1232 (Basal Calcareous Mbr, Daule Fm) | Marks J. G. (1951) | Daule - Basal Calcareous | From Daule Fm, which is of Middle Miocene age comprises three members, a "basal calcareous" member, a middle "blue siltstone" member, and an "upper calcareous" member. The exact thickness of the unit has not been measured accurately in this section because of structural complications. The basal member, from which this collecion is derived is 1840 ft thick. Basal strata overlie igneous and metamorphic rocks of Cretaceous age. Faunal compositions suggests a Middle Miocene age, with affinities to t | sandstone | 15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene |
| Marks (1951) IPC# 1444 (Upper Calcareous Mbr, Daule Fm) | Marks J. G. (1951) | Daule - Blue Siltstone | From lowermost part of upper calcareous mbr, Daule Fm, which is of Middle Miocene age comprises three members, a "basal calcareous" member, a middle "blue siltstone" member, and an "upper calcareous" member. The exact thickness of the unit has not been measured accurately in this section because of structural complications. The upper calcareous member, from which this collecion is derived is several hundred ft thick. Faunal compositions suggests a Middle Miocene age, with affinities to the Progr | sandstone | 15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene |
| Marks (1951) IPC# 1456 (Blue Siltstone Mbr, Daule Fm) | Marks J. G. (1951) | Daule - Blue Siltstone | From Daule Fm, which is of Middle Miocene age comprises three members, a "basal calcareous" member, a middle "blue siltstone" member, and an "upper calcareous" member. The exact thickness of the unit has not been measured accurately in this section because of structural complications. The blue siltstone, from which this collecion is derived is about 800 ft thick. Faunal compositions suggests a Middle Miocene age, with affinities to the Progreso Fm, and Middle Miocene formations of Peru. Taxa are | siltstone | 15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene |
| Marks (1951) IPC# 1457 (Blue Siltstone Mbr, Daule Fm) | Marks J. G. (1951) | Daule - Blue Siltstone | From Daule Fm, which is of Middle Miocene age comprises three members, a "basal calcareous" member, a middle "blue siltstone" member, and an "upper calcareous" member. The exact thickness of the unit has not been measured accurately in this section because of structural complications. The blue siltstone, from which this collecion is derived is about 800 ft thick. Faunal compositions suggests a Middle Miocene age, with affinities to the Progreso Fm, and Middle Miocene formations of Peru. Taxa are | siltstone | 15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene |
| Marks (1951) IPC# 1458 (Blue Siltstone Mbr, Daule Fm) | Marks J. G. (1951) | Daule - Blue Siltstone | From Daule Fm, which is of Middle Miocene age comprises three members, a "basal calcareous" member, a middle "blue siltstone" member, and an "upper calcareous" member. The exact thickness of the unit has not been measured accurately in this section because of structural complications. The blue siltstone, from which this collecion is derived is about 800 ft thick. Faunal compositions suggests a Middle Miocene age, with affinities to the Progreso Fm, and Middle Miocene formations of Peru. Taxa are | siltstone | 15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene |
| Marks (1951) IPC# 1459 (Blue Siltstone Mbr, Daule Fm) | Marks J. G. (1951) | Daule - Blue Siltstone | From Daule Fm, which is of Middle Miocene age comprises three members, a "basal calcareous" member, a middle "blue siltstone" member, and an "upper calcareous" member. The exact thickness of the unit has not been measured accurately in this section because of structural complications. The blue siltstone, from which this collecion is derived is about 800 ft thick. Faunal compositions suggests a Middle Miocene age, with affinities to the Progreso Fm, and Middle Miocene formations of Peru. Taxa are | siltstone | 15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene |
| Marks (1951) IPC# 1461 (Blue Siltstone Mbr, Daule Fm) | Marks J. G. (1951) | Daule - Blue Siltstone | From Daule Fm, which is of Middle Miocene age comprises three members, a "basal calcareous" member, a middle "blue siltstone" member, and an "upper calcareous" member. The exact thickness of the unit has not been measured accurately in this section because of structural complications. The blue siltstone, from which this collecion is derived is about 800 ft thick. Faunal compositions suggests a Middle Miocene age, with affinities to the Progreso Fm, and Middle Miocene formations of Peru. Taxa are | siltstone | 15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene |
| Marks (1951) IPC# 1462 (Blue Siltstone Mbr, Daule Fm) | Marks J. G. (1951) | Daule - Blue Siltstone | From Daule Fm, which is of Middle Miocene age comprises three members, a "basal calcareous" member, a middle "blue siltstone" member, and an "upper calcareous" member. The exact thickness of the unit has not been measured accurately in this section because of structural complications. The blue siltstone, from which this collecion is derived is about 800 ft thick. Faunal compositions suggests a Middle Miocene age, with affinities to the Progreso Fm, and Middle Miocene formations of Peru. Taxa are | siltstone | 15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene |
| Marks (1951) IPC# 1463 (Blue Siltstone Mbr, Daule Fm) | Marks J. G. (1951) | Daule - Blue Siltstone | From Daule Fm, which is of Middle Miocene age comprises three members, a "basal calcareous" member, a middle "blue siltstone" member, and an "upper calcareous" member. The exact thickness of the unit has not been measured accurately in this section because of structural complications. The blue siltstone, from which this collecion is derived is about 800 ft thick. Faunal compositions suggests a Middle Miocene age, with affinities to the Progreso Fm, and Middle Miocene formations of Peru. Taxa are | siltstone | 15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene |
| Marks (1951) IPC# 1464 (Blue Siltstone Mbr, Daule Fm) | Marks J. G. (1951) | Daule - Blue Siltstone | From Daule Fm, which is of Middle Miocene age comprises three members, a "basal calcareous" member, a middle "blue siltstone" member, and an "upper calcareous" member. The exact thickness of the unit has not been measured accurately in this section because of structural complications. The blue siltstone, from which this collecion is derived is about 800 ft thick. Faunal compositions suggests a Middle Miocene age, with affinities to the Progreso Fm, and Middle Miocene formations of Peru. Taxa are | siltstone | 15.97 - 11.608 Ma Miocene |
Recorded Fossils
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
