The Futrono-Riñihue Batholith () is a group of

pluton In geology, an igneous intrusion (or intrusive body or simply intrusion) is a body of intrusive igneous rock that forms by crystallization of magma slowly cooling below the surface of the Earth. Intrusions have a wide variety of forms and com ...

s in the

Andes The Andes ( ), Andes Mountains or Andean Mountain Range (; ) are the List of longest mountain chains on Earth, longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range ...

Los Ríos Region The Los Ríos Region (Spanish: ''Región de Los Ríos'', , ''Region of the Rivers'') is one of Chile's 16 regions, the country's first-order administrative divisions. Its capital is Valdivia. It began to operate as a region on October 2, 20 ...

southern Chile Southern Chile is an informal geographic term for any place south of the capital city, Santiago, or south of Biobío River, the mouth of which is Concepción, about {{convert, 200, mi, km, sigfig=1, order=flip south of Santiago. Generally citie ...

. The plutons date to the

Permian The Permian ( ) is a geologic period and System (stratigraphy), stratigraphic system which spans 47 million years, from the end of the Carboniferous Period million years ago (Mya), to the beginning of the Triassic Period 251.902 Mya. It is the s ...

.Campos C., Alberto; Moreno R., Hugo; Muñoz B., Jorge; Antinao R., José Luis; Clayton, James D.; Martin, Mark W.; SERNAGEOMIN (1998). Area de Futrono-Lago Ranco, región de Los Lagos, Escala 1:100.000 onografías Santiago : SERNAGEOMIN: 1 mapa pleg (Mapas Geológicos : n.08)

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Batholiths of South America Lithodemic units of Chile Geology of Los Ríos Region Permian Chile Permian magmatism {{LosRíos-geo-stub