The Ponta Grossa Formation is represented in the lower portion, by shales c.100 meters thick, containing fine sandstone lenses with stratifications reworked by waves, and black laminated carbonaceous shale, which is an important marker for stratigraphic correlation in the subsurface and a potential generator of hydrocarbons throughout its range in the central area of the Paraná Basin. The middle portion, sandstone and siltstone alternations reflect a progradation of deltaic systems. The upper portion, predominantly mudstone, documents renewed flooding on a large scale, which caps this unit. | The Ponta Grossa Formation is represented in the lower portion, by shales c.100 meters thick, containing fine sandstone lenses with stratifications reworked by waves, and black laminated carbonaceous shale, which is an important marker for stratigraphic correlation in the subsurface and a potential generator of hydrocarbons throughout its range in the central area of the Paraná Basin. The middle portion, sandstone and siltstone alternations reflect a progradation of deltaic systems. The upper portion, predominantly mudstone, documents renewed flooding on a large scale, which caps this unit. |