R Baía de Nossa Senhora Pliocene Calcarenite

Occurrences
VS Scientific Name Archipelago Island Location Min/Max Age
Stratigraphy Data
DesignationBaía de Nossa Senhora Pliocene Calcarenite
StatusAccepted
Parent StrataBaía de Nossa Senhora Pliocene Section
Unit TypeLithostratigraphy
ScopeLocal
LithologyTuffitic calcarenite to calcareous tuffite
Max Thickness (m)1.7
Top - Base Age (Ma)3.6 - 5.333
Chronostratigraphy - min/max ageZanclean
Dating_max4.32
Dating_min4.08
Dating methodArgon-argon
Dating_materialBasaltic pillow-lavas
Stratigraphy verification statusTrusted
Added byÁvila, S. P.
Added date2024-04-30 16:43:08

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
Dávid, Á., Uchman, A., Ramalho, R. S., Madeira, J., Melo, C. S., Madeira, P., Rebelo, A. C., Berning, B., Johnson, M. E., & Ávila, S. P. (2021). Diverse bioerosion structures in lower Pliocene deposits from a volcanic oceanic island: Baía de Nossa Senhora section, Santa Maria Island, Azores (Central Atlantic Ocean). 1–20. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. 569. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2021.110284.

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.