Type Complex Region Magallanes Region | Country Chile, Argentina Named for Villa Puerto Edén | |
Primary Metamorphic rocks, migmatite, plutonic rocks, gneiss | ||
The Puerto Edén Igneous and Metamorphic Complex is a large coherent but varied group of metamorphic and igneous rocks –in other words a geologic complex– that crops out in the Patagonian channels of Magallanes Region. At present the rocks of the complex include migmatites, plutonic rocks and high-grade metamorphic rocks. To the west the Puerto Edén Igneous and Metamorphic Complex bounds the South Patagonian Batholith.
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