R Ponta do Castelo Section
Stratigraphy Layers
EonPhanerozoic
EraCenozoic
PeriodNeogene
EpochPliocene
Touril Volcano-Sedimentary Complex
Location Occurrences
Occurrences
| VS | Scientific Name | Archipelago | Island | Location | Min/Max Age |
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Stratigraphy Data
| Designation | Ponta do Castelo Section |
| Status | Accepted |
| Parent Strata | Touril Volcano-Sedimentary Complex |
| Unit Type | Lithostratigraphy |
| Scope | Local |
| Max Thickness (m) | 8.6 |
| Top - Base Age (Ma) | 0.129 - 5.333 |
| Chronostratigraphy - min age | Late Pleistocene |
| Chronostratigraphy - max age | Zanclean |
| Dating_max | 4.13 |
| Dating_min | 3.98 |
| Dating method | Argon-argon |
| Dating_material | Basaltic pillow-lavas |
| Stratigraphy verification status | Trusted |
| Added by | Madeira, P. |
| Added date | 2024-05-21 15:06:42 |
References
Age Reference
Cohen, K. M., Finney, S. C., Gibbard, P.L., & Fan, J. -X. (2023). The ICS International Chronostratigraphic Chart. International Commission on Stratigraphy. https://stratigraphy.org/ICSchart/ChronostratChart2023-09.pdf.
Stratigraphy After
Meireles, R. P., Quartau, R., Ramalho, R. S., Rebelo, A. C., Madeira, J., Zanon, V., & Ávila, S. P. (2013). Depositional processes on oceanic island shelves – evidence from storm-generated Neogene deposits from the mid-North Atlantic. 1769–1785. Sedimentology. 60. https://doi.org/10.1111/sed.12055.
Dating Reference
Ramalho, R. S., Helffrich, G., Madeira, J., Cosca, M., Thomas, C., Quartau, R., Hipólito, A., Rovere, A., Hearty, P. J., & Ávila, S. P. (2017). The emergence and evolution of Santa Maria Island (Azores) – the conundrum of uplifted islands revisited. 372–390. Bulletin of the Geological Society of America. 129. 3-4. https://doi.org/10.1130/B31538.1.
Cohen, K. M., Finney, S. C., Gibbard, P.L., & Fan, J. -X. (2023). The ICS International Chronostratigraphic Chart. International Commission on Stratigraphy. https://stratigraphy.org/ICSchart/ChronostratChart2023-09.pdf.
Stratigraphy After
Meireles, R. P., Quartau, R., Ramalho, R. S., Rebelo, A. C., Madeira, J., Zanon, V., & Ávila, S. P. (2013). Depositional processes on oceanic island shelves – evidence from storm-generated Neogene deposits from the mid-North Atlantic. 1769–1785. Sedimentology. 60. https://doi.org/10.1111/sed.12055.
Dating Reference
Ramalho, R. S., Helffrich, G., Madeira, J., Cosca, M., Thomas, C., Quartau, R., Hipólito, A., Rovere, A., Hearty, P. J., & Ávila, S. P. (2017). The emergence and evolution of Santa Maria Island (Azores) – the conundrum of uplifted islands revisited. 372–390. Bulletin of the Geological Society of America. 129. 3-4. https://doi.org/10.1130/B31538.1.