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Miocene lacustrine limestone-marl alternations at the Mogente tomato field outcrop
Identification:
Title:
Miocene lacustrine limestone-marl alternations at the Mogente tomato field outcrop
Type:
Outcrop
Date of visit:
1993-10-11
Investigator/Author:
Huber, Robert
Description:
A short section showing alternations of miocene (tortonian) gastropod-rich lacustrine limestones and marls found in a small tomato field near Mogente.
Latitude:
38.86165
Longitude:
-0.71521
Nearest Place,Country:
Sierra Grossa ,Valencia ,Valencia ,Ontinyent ,Spain Spain
Geographic province:
Prebetics
How to get there:
Starting in Mogente, Spain, follow the Carrer de Bosquet, pass the prominent rocks of the la Penya until you reach some terraced fields. Outcrop can be found at the eastern edge of the lowermost field.
Geology:
Age (Chronostratigraphy):
Miocene - Miocene
Geological province:
Prebetics
Lithostratigraphy:
Lithology:
Alternations of very well bedded cm scale miocene (tortonian) gastropod-rich lacustrine pelsparitic limestones and marls. Notable are accumulations of gastropods, partly associated by corny operculae at the top of each limestone bed
