Sites of Geological Interest
Discordance Gorafe
Very illustrative example of unconformity. These horizontal limestones of the Gorafe-Huélago Formation, of the lower Pliocene (Alfambriense), are discordantly arranged on a highly folded and eroded mesozoic-paleogenic substrate, with almost vertical layers at this point.
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Location info
- Municipio: Gorafe
- Comarca: Guadix
- Superficie: 7 ha
- Periodo: Cretaceous/Continental Pliocene
Coordinates: 37.503285, -3.084166