Caribbean Terrane

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Caribbean Terrane
Stratigraphic range: Late Cretaceous (emplaced)
~100–65 Ma
Coiba & Malpelo Plates and major seismic faults of Colombia.jpg
The Caribbean Terrane is enclosed by the Bucaramanga-Santa Marta Fault (orange), Romeral Fault System (violet) and plate boundaries with Coiba (red) and Malpelo Plates (purple)
TypeTerrane
Unit ofNorth Andes Plate
Sub-unitsSubunits
Overlies, Tahamí &
Lithology
PrimaryComplexes, basins
OtherVolcanoes
Location
Coordinates6°28′00″N 77°00′00″W / 6.46667°N 77.00000°W / 6.46667; -77.00000Coordinates: 6°28′00″N 77°00′00″W / 6.46667°N 77.00000°W / 6.46667; -77.00000
RegionCaribbean, Pacific/Chocó
Country Colombia
ExtentCentral, Western, Darién, Baudó, Montes de María
Type section
Named forCaribbean
Caribbean Terrane is located in Colombia
Caribbean Terrane
Caribbean Terrane (Colombia)

The Caribbean Terrane (Spanish: Terreno del Caribe, TC) is one of the geological provinces (terranes) 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.[1] The terrane overlies the Tahamí, and along the Romeral Fault System.[2][3]

Reinterpretation[]

A study performed by Mora Bohórquez et al. in 2017 showed no basement variation between the Chibcha Terrane San Lucas basement underlying the (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 for the coastal portion of the Caribbean Terrane ( and ) and Tahamí-Panzenú Terrane for the Tahamí Terrane.[4]

Subdivision[]

Domains[]

The terrane was subdivided by Fuck et al. (2008) into:[5][6]

Oceanic crust
  • (Calima, emplaced in Late Cretaceous)
  • (Cuna, emplaced in Miocene)
  • (Gorgona, Miocene)

Complexes[]

  • [7]
    • - Paleogene (46 ± 7 Ma)[8]
  • [7]
  • - Late Cretaceous (71 ± 2.1 Ma)[7][9]
Batholiths
  • - Miocene[7]
  • - Cretaceous[7]

Volcanoes[]

See also: List of volcanoes in Colombia

Ranges[]

Basins[]

See also: Category:Sedimentary basins of Colombia

Faults[]

Gallery[]

  • North Andes Plate

  • Seismic activity map

  • Geologic map (Codazzi, 1890)

  • Paleogeography of the Late Cretaceous (Blakey)

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Paris et al., 2000, p.10
  2. ^ a b Paris et al., 2000, pp.20–26
  3. ^ Gómez Tapias et al., 2015, p.209
  4. ^ Mora Bohórquez et al., 2017, p.20
  5. ^ Fuck et al., 2008, p.112
  6. ^ Guiral Vega et al., 2015, p.42
  7. ^ a b c d e Vallejo Hincapié et al., 2011, p.48
  8. ^ Vallejo Hincapié et al., 2011, p.56
  9. ^ Vallejo Hincapié et al., 2011, p.55
  10. ^ a b Paris et al., 2000, p.18
  11. ^ a b Paris et al., 2000, p.51
  12. ^ a b Paris et al., 2000, p.17
  13. ^ Paris et al., 2000, p.52
  14. ^ a b Paris et al., 2000, p.14
  15. ^ Paris et al., 2000, p.12
  16. ^ Paris et al., 2000, p.54
  17. ^ a b Paris et al., 2000, p.55
  18. ^ Paris et al., 2000, p.26
  19. ^ Paris et al., 2000, p.53
  20. ^ Paris et al., 2000, p.13
  21. ^ Paris et al., 2000, p.15

Bibliography[]

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Reports[]

Maps[]

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