La Liga Formation

La Liga Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late JurassicNeocomian
TypeGeologic formation
Unit ofAgua Salada Subvolcanic Complex
Lithology
PrimaryAndesite
Location
Coordinates29°43′19″S 71°14′9″W / 29.72194°S 71.23583°W / -29.72194; -71.23583
RegionCoquimbo Region
CountryChile
La Liga Formation (Chile)

La Liga Formation (Spanish: Formación La Liga) is a geologic formation Late Jurassic and Early Cretaceous age cropping out in Coquimbo Region, Chile. Rocks of the formation are andesites. Locally the rocks of the formation present epidote alteration. The iron ores of El Romeral mine are emplaced on La Liga Formation.