Geological Units in Portugal

List of Geological Formations and Unit in Portugal

formation Rank Epoch

Abadia Formation Upper Jurassic

Abiúl invalid Late Jurassic - Lower Cretaceous

Aboboreira, Castelo e Chão de Lopes

Achada Formation Lower Jurassic

Afundão Ordovícico

Água de Madeiros Formation Lower Jurassic

Água de Peixes Fm.

Água Doce Mb Lower Cretaceous

Aguada de Cima Fm. Pliocene

Aguçadoura Formation

Aivados-Bugalheira. Formation Plistocene

Alagoa

Alburitel undefined Miocene

Alcáçer do Sal Formation Miocene

Alcobaça Formation Upper Jurassic

Alcoentre

Alcoentre e Tomar

Alfeite

Algeruz e do Monte do Pinheiro

Aljezur

Aljustrel

Almádena Formation Lower Cretaceous

Almargem Formation Lower Cretaceous

Almoster Formation Miocene

Alte

Alvalade

Alvarães Formation Plistocene

Amaral Formation Upper Jurassic

Amor Formation Miocene

Ançã Formation Middle Jurassic

Andorinha Formation Middle Jurassic

Antanhol Formation Pliocene to Quaternary

Antas Formation Last Interglacial

Arada

Arazede not ranked Plistocene

Areia de Mastro Formation Lower Cretaceous

Argilas e arenitos de fácies weald

Armação Nova e de Beliche

Arrábida Late Jurassic

Arranhó Formation Late Jurassic

Assentiz Miocene

Assises à Orbitolines Formation Lower Cretaceous

Aveiro Formation Upper Cretaceous

Azeitão Miocene

Azóia Formation Upper Jurassic

B (Palain) Member Upper Triassic

Baixo Alentejo

Bando dos Santos-S. Mamede

Barcarena

Barracão Formation or Group Pliocene

Barrancão Formation Lower Cretaceous

Barranco do Homem

Barranco do Zambujal Formation Middle Jurassic

Barrancos

Batalha Miocene

Beira Baixa Grupo

Beja

Belasiano Upper Cretaceous (Albian to Cenomanian)

Belo Romão Formation Lower Cretaceous

Belverde Not ranked Miocene

Benfica Formation Eocene / Oligocene

Bias Formation Lower Cretaceous

Bias do Norte Formation Lower Cretaceous

Bica Formation Upper Cretaceous (Albian to Cenomanian)

Boa Viagem Upper Jurassic

Boca do Chapim Formation Lower Cretaceous

Bom Sucesso Fm

Bombarral

Bombel

Boque-Serpins

Braço de Prata Miocene

Brejeira Upper Mississippian-Pensilvanian

Brejo Fundeiro Formation Middle Ordovician

Brenha Formation Lower Jurassic

Buçaco Formation or Group Carboniferous

Buçaqueiro Formation Lower Cretaceous to Paleocene

Burgau Formation Lower Cretaceous

C1AS Lower Cretaceous

C1Ba Lower Cretaceous

C1Be Lower Cretaceous

C1HBa Calcários recifais e calcários com Chofattelas e Dasicladáceas Lower Cretaceous

C1Hc Lower Cretaceous

C1Ht Lower Cretaceous

C1V Lower Cretaceous

C2 (Palain) Formation Upper Triassic

Cabaços Formation Upper Jurassic

Cabeca Formation Upper Jurassic

Cabeco do Peao Formation Middle Ordovician

Cabo Carvoeiro Formation Lower Jurassic

Cabo de Ares Middle Jurassic

Cabo Mondego Group Lower Jurassic

Cabo Ruivo Miocene

Cabreira não designado Middle Jurassic

Cabrela Formation

Cabril Formation Middle Ordovician

Cacela Formation Miocene

Cacém Formation Lower Cretaceous

Cácemes Group

calcaires à Choffatelles et Dasycladacées Formation Lower Cretaceous

Calcaires et marnes à Choffatelles Formation Lower Cretaceous

Calcaires récifaux Formation Lower Cretaceous

calcaires récifaux inférieurs Formation Lower Cretaceous

Calcaires récifaux supérieurs Formation Lower Cretaceous

Calcários com "Choffatella" Lower Cretaceous

Calcários com Gryphaea gryphoides

Calcários com Orbitolina Lower Cretaceous

Calcários corálicos

Calcários de Escusa

Calcários hidráulicos Formation

Calcários lacustres com Hispanotherium matritensis Miocene

Caldelas Mb. Upper Cretaceous

Caliços Formation Lower Cretaceous

Califórnia Middle Jurassic

Calvaria Lower Cretaceous

Camadas com Neolobites vibrayeanus Upper Cretaceous

Camadas com Pholadomya protei

Camadas do Pterocera incerta Upper Cretaceous

Campelo Fm

Caneças Formation Lower Cretaceous

Caneiro

Cantanhede

Caranguejeira Upper Cretaceous

Carapau Formation Upper Cretaceous

Carbonatada Formation Upper Cretaceous

Carnide Formation Pliocene

Carrajão Upper Cretaceous

Carrascal

Carregueira Formation Middle Ordovician

Carvalhal

Casa Branca

Casa do Sal Member Lower Jurassic

Casal Carvalhal Formation

Casal do Marco not designed Upper Cretaceous 

Casal Vistoso

Cascais Group Lower Cretaceous

Castanheira Member Upper Jurassic

Castelhanos

Castelo de Palmela Miocene

Castelo Viegas Formation Upper Triassic

Ceadouro Upper Cretaceous

Ceira

Cepães Formation

Cerro da Cabeça Upper Jurassic

Cesareda não designado Middle Jurassic

Chã de Freixo

Chão das pias Fm. Middle Jurassic

Chão de cevada Formation Upper Cretaceous

Chão de Pias Middle Jurassic

Choisa Formation Upper Cretaceous

Codaçal

Codoçal Member

Coimbra Formation Lower Jurassic

Coina

Côja Formation Eocene

Comenda Late Jurassic

Complexo carbonoso Late Jurassic

Complexo de Benfica

Conglomerado de Vila de Rei

Conglomerados de Taveiro Holocene

Conraria Formation Upper Triassic

Consolação Member Late Jurassic

Convento e S. Luís

Coralico Member

Cordinhã

Corte Formation

Cós

Costa de Arnes Upper Cretaceous

Costa Longa Formation Lower Cretaceous

Couches à Cidaris choffati Formation Upper Jurassic

Dagorda Formation Lower Jurassic

Degracias Fm Middle Jurassic

Deixa-o-Resto Formation Upper Jurassic

Dourada Formation Upper Cretaceous

Eirol undefined Upper Triassic

Entre-Campos "Banco Real" Miocene

Ermio

Esbarrondadoiro Formation Miocene

Escarpão Formation

Espadarte Formation

Espichel Formation Lower Jurassic

Espírito Santo Formation

Estádio Holocene

Estefânia Not given Miocene

Estói Formation Lower Cretaceous

Estremadura

Esturjão Formation

Facho-Pico Alto Complex Formation Miocene

Falagueira

Famalicão Member Lower Cretaceous

Faneca Lower Cretaceous

Farta Pão Formation Upper Jurassic

Fateota Formation Lower Jurassic

Fátima

Favacal Member

Feligueira Grande Formation Eocene

Ferradeira Formation Upper Cretaceous

Ferradosa Formation Middle Ordovician

Feteira não designado Late Jurassic

Ficalho

Figueira da Foz Formation Lower Cretaceous

Figueirinha não designado Lower Jurassic

Fontaínhas Upper Jurassic

Fonte da Horta Formation Middle Ordovician

Fonte da Telha Miocene

Fonte da Telha e de Coina

Fonte Grada Lower Cretaceous

Fontes de Matosa Formation Lower Cretaceous

Fórnea Formation Middle Jurassic

Forno da Cal

Forno de Tijolo

Forte da Baralha Late Jurassic

Foz da Fonte Miocene

Freixial Formation Upper Jurassic

Freixialiano

Furadouro

Gafo

Galé Formation Lower Cretaceous

Gambelas

Gamita e Vale Grou

Gândara Formation Lower Cretaceous

Gervilia Middle Jurassic

Gomes

Gondemaria Lower Cretaceous

Gordos

Granja Formation

Grès à Trigonies Formation Lower Cretaceous

Grés com "Trigonia hondaana" Lower Cretaceous

Grès de Rochadouro Formation Lower Cretaceous

Grès et argiles supérieurs Formation Lower Cretaceous

Grès inférieur et assises à Orbitolines Formation Lower Cretaceous

Grès inférieurs Formation Lower Cretaceous

Grés Superiores Mb? Lower Cretaceous

Grès, argiles et lignites inférieurs Formation Lower Cretaceous

Grès, argiles et lignites supérieurs Formation Lower Cretaceous

Grilos Neogene

Guarda-Mor Neogene

Guia Lower Cretaceous

Guia e Vale de Lobos Lower Cretaceous

Guilhim

Guimarota Beds

Horta da Torre Miocene

Ingote

Jordana Formation Upper Jurassic

Ladeiras Formation Lower Cretaceous

Lagos Biocalcarenite Member Miocene

Lagos-Portimão Formation Miocene

Lagosteiros Formation Lower Cretaceous

Leira Má Member

Lemede Formation Lower Jurassic

Les calcaires à choffatelles et dasycladacées Formation Lower Cretaceous

Linguado Formation Upper Jurassic

Lisboa Upper Cretaceous

Littoral of Alentejo Formation Miocene

Lomba de Alveite Formation Lower Cretaceous

Loulé Upper Jurassic

Louredo Formation Middle Ordovician

Lourinhã Formation Upper Jurassic

Lousã-Serpins

Lousões Formation Upper Cretaceous

Lower Bone Bed Formation Miocene

Ludo Formation

Lugar d'Além Lower Cretaceous

Luz Formation Lower Cretaceous

M1 I geological map acronym Miocene

M1 II geological map acronym

M2 III geological map acronym Miocene

M2 IVa geological map acronym Miocene

M2 IVb geological map acronym Miocene

M2 Va1 geological map acronym Miocene

M2 Va2 geological map acronym Miocene

M2Va geological map acronym Miocene

M3 Vb geological map acronym Miocene

M3_Vc geological map acronym Miocene

M3_VIa geological map acronym Miocene

M3_VIb geological map acronym Miocene

M3I Calcários lacustres com Hispanotherium matritensis geological map acronym Miocene

M3m geological map acronym Miocene

M4_VIIa geological map acronym Miocene

M4_VIIb geological map acronym Miocene

Ma_VIc geological map acronym Miocene

Maceira Lower Cretaceous

Malhão

Malpica do Tejo

Mamarrosa Upper Cretaceous

Mamodeiro Upper Cretaceous

Marateca Formation

Marco Furado Formation

Mareta

Margas e calcários grumosos Member

Marnes à Huîtres Formation Lower Cretaceous

Marnes à Toxaster Formation Lower Cretaceous

Marnes et grès de Santa Susana Formation Lower Cretaceous

Marno-calcaires à Heteraster oblongus Formation Lower Cretaceous

Marrazes Pliocene

Marvila Miocene

Meia Velha

Mem Martins

Mem Moniz Member

Membro Margas e calcários com Uptonia e Pentacrinus Member

Membro Margo-calcários com níveis betuminosos Member

Mértola Formation

Messejana

Mira (Cretaceous) Upper Cretaceous

Mira (Paleozoic)

Mirandela Formation

Moinhos

Moleanos Member Middle Jurassic

Moledo não designado Late Jurassic

Moncorvo Formation Middle Ordovician

Monfurado

Monsanto Eocene

Monte

Monte Branco Formation

Monte da Broca

Monte da Sombadeira

Monte Figueira Formation Plistocene

Monte Novo

Monte Ruas

Monteira Member

Montejunto Formation Upper Jurassic

Montes

Montinhoso

Moreia Formation

Moura

Musgueira Miocene

Nadrupe not specified Late Jurassic

Nazaré Upper Cretaceous

Odeáxere

Odivelas

Oiã Upper Cretaceous

Olhos Amarelos e Pousio da Galeota Formation Lower Cretaceous

Olhos de Agua sands Formation Pliocene

Ota Formation Upper Jurassic

Ourém e Batalha Upper Cretaceous

Palhaço Lower Cretaceous

Palhavã Miocene

Palma e Vale de Marateca Miocene

Pão Branco Formation Upper Cretaceous

Papanata

Papo Seco Formation Lower Cretaceous

Paraíso

Partilhas das Porcas

Pé da pedreira

Pedreiras Formation

Peixeiro

Penedo Miocene

Penedo Miocene

Penedo Sul Miocene

Penela Formation Upper Triassic

Peral Formation Upper Jurassic

Pereiros Formation Upper Triassic

Picadouro Formation Upper Cretaceous

Picavessa Formation Lower Jurassic

Picheleiros

Picoto-Siadouro Upper Cretaceous

Pinhal Miocene

Pinhal e Castelo de Palmela Miocene

Poiares Member

Polvoeira Member

Ponta da Galé Mb Lower Cretaceous

Porches Formation Lower Cretaceous

Portela

Portimão Formation Miocene

Porto da Calada Formation Lower Cretaceous

Porto da Espada

Porto de Mós Formation Lower Cretaceous

Porto de Santa Anna Formation Middle Ordovician

Porto de Sata Ana

Porto do Concelho Formation

Porto Novo Member Upper Jurassic

Pousos Eocene

Póvoa da Lomba Formation Lower Jurassic

Prado Formation Lower Jurassic

Praia Azul Member Upper Jurassic

Praia da Amoreira-Porto Novo Member Upper Jurassic

Praia da Mareta

Praia da Pedra Lisa Member Lower Jurassic

Praia do Peixe Lower Cretaceous

Praia dos Banhos Lower Cretaceous

Praia dos Coxos Formation Lower Cretaceous

Prazeres Miocene

Pteroceriano Formation Upper Jurassic

Pulo do Lobo

Pulo do Lobo

Qta. da Torre Miocene

Qta. do Anjo Miocene

Queixoperra Member

Queridas Miocene

Quiaios Formation / Group Lower Jurassic

Quinta da Torre Miocene

Quinta das Conchas

Quinta do Anjo Miocene

Quinta do Bacalhau

Rabaça

Ramalhão Late Jurassic

Rebolia-Alencarce Formation Upper Cretaceous

Regatão Formation Lower Cretaceous

Reguengo Fetal

Reguengo Pequeno não designado Late Jurassic

Requeixo Lower Cretaceous

Ribamar Lower Cretaceous

Ribeira Branca

Ribeira Cimeira

Ribeira da Laje Miocene

Ribeira de Ilhas Lower Cretaceous

Ribeira de Limas Fm.

Ribeira de Limas

Ribeira do Bracal Formation Middle Ordovician

Ribeira do Braçal

Rio Ceira Group

Rio de Moinhos

Rio Mondego Member

Risco Late Jurassic

Roçaio

Rochadouro Lower Cretaceous

Rodeado Formation

Rodeado

Rodízio Formation Lower Cretaceous

S. Romão Upper Jurassic

Sabugueiro Formation

Sacões Group

Salabardos

Salema Formation Lower Cretaceous

Salgueira Lower Cretaceous

Sanguineira Group

Sanguinheira Group

Santa Bárbara de Nexe Upper Jurassic

Santa Cruz Lower Jurassic

Santa Maria Miocene

Santa Marta Formation Pliocene

Santa Quitéria Formation

Santa Rita-Assenta Member Upper Jurassic

Santa Susana Lower Cretaceous

Santa Susana (Carboniferous)

Santa Susana (Cretaceous) Formation Lower Cretaceous

Santarém Miocene

Santo António de Candeeiros Formation

São Bartolomeu de Messines Formation Upper Triassic

São Gião Formation Lower Jurassic

São Lourenço Lower Cretaceous

São Luis Middle Jurassic

São Martinho

São Miguel Formation Lower Jurassic

São Pedro Formation

São Romão Formation Upper Jurassic

Sarzedas - Miocene

Sazes

Seixo

Senhora da Estrela Formation

Senhora das Necessidades

Senhora do Bom Sucesso

Serra da Vila

Serra de Aire Formation Middle Jurassic

Serra de Almeirim Miocene

Serra dos Candeeiros

Serra Gorda Formation

Serra Isabel Member Upper Jurassic

Serreira Formation Lower Cretaceous

Serrina e Serra de palma

Sesimbra Lower Jurassic

Sicó Formation Middle Jurassic

Silveirinha Formation Eocene

Silves Group Upper Triassic

Sobrado Formation

Sobral Formation or Member Upper Jurassic

Sra. das Necessidades

Sta Iria

Taveiro Formation Upper Cretaceous

Tavira Upper Jurassic

Telhada Formation

Telheiras Formation

Telheiro

Tentúgal Formation Upper Cretaceous

Terecenas Fm.

Toca da Moura

Torres Vedras Group Lower Cretaceous

Touril Formation Miocene

Toutalga

Truxemil Formation

Ulme Formation Pliocene

Ulme

Vagos Upper Cretaceous

Vale da Mó Formation Carboniferous

Vale da Serra Formation

Vale da Ursa

Vale das Fontes Formation Lower Jurassic

Vale de Água

Vale de Chelas

Vale de Cortiço

Vale de Lagares

Vale de Lobos Lower Cretaceous

Vale de Lobos e Guia Lower Cretaceous

Vale de Parreiras

Vale de Rasca Late Jurassic

Vale do Cávado Plistocene

Vale do Guizo Formation Miocene

Vale Judeu

Vale Verde Formation Upper Jurassic

Valongo Formation Middle Ordovician

Venda Nova Group

Verba Formation Upper Cretaceous

Vermelha de Marco Furado Formation

Vila Seca Member Lower Jurassic

Vimeiro

Viso Upper Cretaceous

Xabregas Miocene

Xistenta Formation Middle Ordovician

Xistos com Nodulos Formation Silurian

Zambujal

Zouparria Plistocene