Quiricó Formation

Quiricó Formation Stratigraphic range: Lower Cretaceous (Aptian)
Stratigraphic position of the Quiricó Formation in São Francisco Basin.
Type	Geological formation
Unit of	Areado Group (São Francisco Basin)
Underlies	Abaeté Formation
Overlies	Três Barras Formation
Thickness	60–100 m (200–330 ft)
Lithology
Primary	Sandstone
Other	Siltstone, limestone
Location
Region	Minas Gerais
Country	Brazil
Type section
Named for	Quiricó Lake/River
Named by	Barbosa (1965)

The Quiricó Formation is a geological formation in Minas Gerais, Brazil whose strata date back to the Lower Cretaceous (Early Cretaceous). Many occurrences of fossils are reported in the lacustrine deposits of the Quiricó Formation.