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Generalized stratigraphic column for the western portion

of the Neuquén Basin, Argentina. (without scales)

Lithology / Unconf. Stratigraphy Age

R Reservoirs Tertiary-
Source Quaternary
rocks Malargue Gp.

NEUQUÉN
Group

CRETACEOUS
Rayoso Gp
Rayoso
R Formation

Huitrín
R Formation

Upper
Member
Agrio Formation

Avilé Mb
R
Lower
Member

Mulichinco
MENDOZA Gp.

R Formation

Quintuco Fm.

Vaca Muerta
Formation

Tordillo
JURASSIC

R Formation

Auquilco Fm
La Manga Fm
LOTENA Gp.

Lotena
Formation

Tábanos Fm

Lajas
R Formation
CUYO Gp.

Los Molles
Formation

R PRECUYO Gp. L. Triassic

Paleozoic to
"BASEMENT" Triassic
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Day 1
Fig. 5: Location of the Stops (detail). 1: Arroyo Covunco
2: Los Catutos
3: Cerro Bandera
4: Los Alazanes

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A

58

6 1

1
? 38 Cañadón del
indio (norte)

A' 2
Cañadón del
12 indio (sur)
?

Location of the
measured sections 2

9 Tordillo sections
41
5 Cuyo/Lotena sections
Mallin
de la cueva
Paleocurrent directions
north

(number of
17 measurements 3
indicated)

N
21

3
Mallin
del Rubio
25
Approximate scale

4 3 km
3

Fig. 20: Geologic map

of the Sierra de la
11
11

4 Vaca Muerta (with

Manzano
Grande photostratigraphic
surfaces indicated)
Author: C. Zavala
36

5 Los Catutos Member

(fine-grained shelfal
carbonates)

MENDOZA Gp
Natio

Vaca Muerta Formation

(partial)
5
(shelfal mudstones)
nal R

5 Tordillo Formation
(fluvial coarse grained
oad

17 sandstones and
conglomerates
22

Auquilco Formation
(gypsum)

Manzano
La Manga Formation
Guacho (massive and graded
carbonates)
LOTENA Gp

6 Lotena Formation
60 (unconfined shelfal
sandstone lobes)
p5 ra)
to stoLa Bande Lotena Formation
(Co (confined shelfal
sandstone lobes)

Lotena Formation
(shelfal to prodelta
mudstones)

Tábanos Formation
(gypsum)
32 7
4 Lajas 5
Grain-size increases. Sediment
sourced from the southwest

6
Lajas 4
CUYO Gp

6
(lithic components)
Los Alazanes
Cañadón de

Lajas 3

Lajas 2
5

Lajas 1: quartz-rich
sandstone and mudstone
sourced from the southeast.