Bahía Mansa Metamorphic Complex
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The Bahía Mansa Metamorphic Complex or BMMC (Spanish: Complejo metamórfico Bahía Mansa, CMBM),[2] also known as the Western Series,[3] is a group of metamorphic geologic formations of the Chilean Coast Range in southern Chile. It consists mainly of pelitic schists, metagreywackes and oceanic type mafic metavolcanics.[4] The complex owes its name to Bahía Mansa.
"Western Series" redirects here. For the fiction genre, see Western (genre) and Westerns on television.
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Bahía Mansa Metamorphic Complex | |
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Stratigraphic range: Carboniferous, ~330–385 Ma [1] | |
Type | Geological complex |
Underlies | Mesozoic and Cenozoic sediments |
Thickness | Thousands of meters |
Lithology | |
Primary | Pelitic schist |
Other | Blueschist, Greenschist, Slate |
Location | |
Coordinates | 40.5°S 73°W / -40.5; -73[1] |
Region | Los Ríos Region, Los Lagos Region |
Country | Chile |
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Named for | Bahía Mansa |
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