Caribbean Terrane
The Caribbean Terrane (Spanish: Terreno del Caribe, TC) is a geological province (terrane) of Colombia. The terrane, dating to the Late Cretaceous, is situated on the North Andes Plate and borders the La Guajira, Chibcha and underlying Tahamí Terrane along the regional Bucaramanga-Santa Marta Fault. The terrane overlies the Tahamí, Arquía and Quebradagrande Terranes along the Romeral Fault System.
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Geological Terranes Map of Colombia.
Reinterpretation
A study performed by Mora Bohórquez et al. in 2017 showed no basement variation between the Chibcha Terrane San Lucas basement underlying the Lower Magdalena Valley (VIM) and the SNSM basement to the east of the Santa Marta Fault. The authors redefined the contacts between the different terranes, using the names Calima Terrane for the coastal portion of the Caribbean Terrane (San Jacinto and Sinú fold belts) and Tahamí-Panzenú Terrane for the Tahamí Terrane.
Subdivision
Domains
The terrane was subdivided by Fuck et al. (2008) into:
- Oceanic crust
- Calima Terrane (Calima, emplaced in Late Cretaceous)
- Cuna Terrane (Cuna, emplaced in Miocene)
- Gorgona Terrane (Gorgona, Miocene)
Complexes
- Alto Condoto
- Santa Cecilia-La Equis
- Uré
- Cajamarca
- Puquí
- Bolo Azul
- Cañasgordas
- Mistrató
- Mistrató Tonalite - Paleogene (46 ± 7 Ma)
- Buriticá
- Anserma - Late Cretaceous (71 ± 2.1 Ma)
- Batholiths
- Acandí
- Mandé - Miocene
- Sabanalarga - Cretaceous
- Santa Bárbara
- Puqui
- Río Tarazá
- Carauta
- Nudillales
- Cerro Plateado
- Farallones
- Comitá
- San José de Urama
- La Clara-Río Calle
Volcanoes
Ranges
Basins
Faults
Gallery
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North Andes Plate
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Seismic activity map
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Geologic map (Codazzi, 1890)
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Paleogeography of the Late Cretaceous (Blakey)
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See also
- List of earthquakes in Colombia
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Colombia
- List of mining areas in Colombia
- Geology of the Eastern Hills of Bogotá
- Cesar-Ranchería Basin
- Cocinetas Basin
- Middle Magdalena Valley (VMM)
References
- ^ Paris et al., 2000, p.10
- ^ Paris et al., 2000, pp.20–26
- ^ Gómez Tapias et al., 2015, p.209
- ^ Mora Bohórquez et al., 2017, p.20
- ^ Fuck et al., 2008, p.112
- ^ Guiral Vega et al., 2015, p.42
- ^ Vallejo Hincapié et al., 2011, p.48
- ^ Vallejo Hincapié et al., 2011, p.56
- ^ Vallejo Hincapié et al., 2011, p.55
- ^ Paris et al., 2000, p.18
- ^ Paris et al., 2000, p.51
- ^ Paris et al., 2000, p.17
- ^ Paris et al., 2000, p.52
- ^ Paris et al., 2000, p.14
- ^ Paris et al., 2000, p.12
- ^ Paris et al., 2000, p.54
- ^ Paris et al., 2000, p.55
- ^ Paris et al., 2000, p.26
- ^ Paris et al., 2000, p.53
- ^ Paris et al., 2000, p.13
- ^ Paris et al., 2000, p.15
Bibliography
Terranes
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Caribbean Terrane
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Reports
- González, Humberto (2001), Mapa Geológico del Departamento de Antioquia - 1:400,000 - Memoria explicativa, INGEOMINAS, pp. 1–120
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Maps
- Rodríguez, Gabriel; Zapata, Gilberto; Sierra, María I.; Peláez, Juan R.; Correa, Tomás (2010), Plancha 58 - Sapzurro - 1:100,000, INGEOMINAS, p. 1, retrieved 2017-06-06
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- Rodríguez, Gabriel; Zapata, Gilberto; Gómez, Juán Felipe (2013), Plancha 114 - Dabeiba - 1:100,000, Servicio Geológico Colombiano, p. 1, retrieved 2018-06-01
- Cossio, Ubaldo; Zapata, Gilberto (2002), Plancha 128 - Murrí - 1:100,000, INGEOMINAS, p. 1, retrieved 2017-06-06
- Calle, B.; Salinas (2005), Plancha 165 - Carmen de Atrato - 1:100,000 (PDF), INGEOMINAS, p. 1, retrieved 2018-06-01
- Zapata, Gilberto; Cossio, Ubaldo (1994), Plancha 204 - Pueblo Rico - 1:100,000, INGEOMINAS, p. 1, retrieved 2017-06-06
- McCourt, William J.; Verdugo, Germán (1985), Plancha 300 - Cali - 1:100,000, INGEOMINAS, p. 1, retrieved 2017-06-06