La Guajira Terrane
Appearance
La Guajira Terrane | |
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Stratigraphic range: Late Cretaceous (emplaced) ~ | |
Type | Terrane |
Unit of | North Andes Plate |
Sub-units | Subunits |
Overlies | Tahamí & Chibcha Terranes |
Lithology | |
Primary | Complexes, basins |
Other | Volcanoes |
Location | |
Location | La Guajira, Magdalena departments |
Coordinates | 11°28′00″N 72°44′43″W / 11.46667°N 72.74528°W |
Region | Caribbean |
Country | Colombia |
Extent | Macuira, SNSM |
Type section | |
Named for | La Guajira |
La Guajira Terrane (Spanish: Terreno de La Guajira, TLG) 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 Caribbean, Tahamí and Chibcha Terranes along the Bucaramanga-Santa Marta Fault.[1] The southern boundary is formed by the Oca Fault with the Chibcha Terrane.[2][3]
Subdivision
Complexes
- Alto Guajira
- Macuira Tahamí Terrane
- Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
- Taganga (Taganga)[5]
- Rodadero[5]
- Gaira (Gaira)[5]
- Ciénaga
- Santa Marta Batholith[5]
- Bolívar Batholith
- Socorro Stock
- Latal Pluton
- Los Clavos
- Río Sevilla
- San Lorenzo
- San Pedro de la Sierra
- Buritacá
- Río Oríhueca
- Los Mangos - basement[6]
Ranges
Basins
Faults
bounding faults in bold
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)
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
- Basin history of the Cesar-Ranchería Basin
- Basin history of the Cocinetas Basin
- Middle Magdalena Valley (VMM)