Usage:
Naranjo Formation of Jacaguas Group (PR)
Geologic age:
Tertiary
Eocene, middle
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Along Camino Naranjo 1.1 km east of Juana Diaz, Ponce-Coamo area, Ponce quadrangle, south-central Puerto Rico (Pessagno, 1960a).
AAPG geologic province:
Caribbean region
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