La Guajira Terrane

Geological province in Colombia
La Guajira Terrane
Stratigraphic range: Late Cretaceous (emplaced)
~100–65 Ma
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La Guajira Terrane is enclosed by the Bucaramanga-Santa Marta Fault (orange) and northernmost Oca Fault (white)
TypeTerrane
Unit ofNorth Andes Plate
Sub-unitsSubunits
OverliesTahamí & Chibcha Terranes
Lithology
PrimaryComplexes, basins
OtherVolcanoes
Location
LocationLa Guajira, Magdalena departments
Coordinates
La Guajira Terrane is located in Colombia
La Guajira Terrane
La Guajira Terrane (Colombia)
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La Guajira Terrane is located in La Guajira Department
La Guajira Terrane
La Guajira Terrane (La Guajira Department)
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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
  • Etpana
Macuira Tahamí Terrane
  • Jonjoncito[4]
  • Ipapure[4]
  • Ipapure-Cerro La Teta[4]
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

  • La Guajira

Faults

bounding faults in bold

Gallery

  • North Andes Plate
    North Andes Plate
  • Seismic activity map
    Seismic activity map
  • Geologic map (Codazzi, 1890)
    Geologic map (Codazzi, 1890)
  • Paleogeography of the Late Cretaceous (Blakey)
    Paleogeography of the Late Cretaceous (Blakey)
Geological Terranes Map of Colombia.

See also

  • flagColombia portal
  • iconGeology portal

References

  1. ^ a b Paris et al., 2000, p.10
  2. ^ a b Paris et al., 2000, p.9
  3. ^ Gómez Tapias et al., 2015, p.209
  4. ^ a b c Plancha 10bis
  5. ^ a b c d Plancha 11
  6. ^ Pastor Chacón et al., 2013, p.7

Bibliography

Terranes

  • Gómez Tapias, Jorge; Nohora E. Montes Ramírez; María F. Almanza Meléndez; Fernando A. Alcárcel Gutiérrez; César A. Madrid Montoya, and Hans Diederix. 2015. Geological Map of Colombia, 1–212. Servicio Geológico Colombiano. Accessed 2019-10-29.
  • Restrepo, Jorge Julián; Oswaldo Ordóñez Carmona; Uwe Martens, and Ana María Correa. 2009. Terrenos, complejos y provincias en la Cordillera Central de Colombia (Terrains, complexes and provinces in the central cordillera of Colombia). Ingeniería Investigación y Desarrollo 9. 49-56. Accessed 2019-10-31.
  • Cordani, U.G.; A. Cardona; D.M. Jiménez; L. Dunyl, and A.P. Nutman. 2003. Geochronology of Proterozoic basement from the Colombian Andes: Tectonic history of remnants from a fragmented Grenville Belt, 1-10. 10o Congreso Geológico Chileno.
  • Restrepo, Jorge Julian, and Jean F. Toussaint. 1988. Terranes and continental accretion in the Colombian Andes. Episodes 11. 189-193. Accessed 2019-10-31.

La Guajira Terrane

  • Mora Bohórquez, Josué Alejandro; Mauricio Ibánez Mejía; Onno Oncken; Mario de Freitas; Vickye Vélez; Andrés Mesa, and Lina Serna. 2017. Structure and age of the Lower Magdalena Valley basin basement, northern Colombia: New reflection-seismic and U-Pb-Hf insights into the termination of the central andes against the Caribbean basin. Journal of South American Earth Sciences 74. 1-26. Accessed 2019-10-29.
  • Pastor Chacón, Andrés; Jaime Reyes Abril; Carlos Cáceres Guevara; Gustavo Sarmiento, and Thomas Cramer. 2013. Análisis estratigráfico de la sucesión del Devónico-Pérmico al oriente de Manaure y San José de Oriente (Serranía del Perijá, Colombia). Geología Colombiana 38. 5-24. Accessed 2019-10-31.
  • Fuck, Reinhardt A.; Benjamim Bley Brito Neves, and Carlos Schobbenhaus. 2008. Rodinia descendants in South America. Precambrian Research 160. 108–126. Accessed 2019-10-29.
  • Paris, Gabriel; Michael N. Machette; Richard L. Dart, and Kathleen M. Haller. 2000. Map and Database of Quaternary Faults and Folds in Colombia and its Offshore Regions, 1–66. USGS. Accessed 2017-06-20.
  • Paris, Gabriel; Michael N. Machette; Richard L. Dart, and Kathleen M. Haller. 2000b. Map of Quaternary Faults and Folds of Colombia and Its Offshore Regions, 1. USGS. Accessed 2017-09-18.

Reports

  • Rodríguez, Gabriel, and Ana Cristina Londoño. 2002. Mapa geológico del Departamento de La Guajira - 1:250,000, 1–259. INGEOMINAS. Accessed 2017-08-08.

Maps

  • Zuluaga, Carlos A.; Alberto Ochoa; Carlos A. Muñoz; Camilo E. Dorado; Nathalia M. Guerrero; Ana M. Martínez; Paula A. Medina; Edgar F. Ocampo, and Alejandro Pinilla and Paula A. Ríos, Bibiana P. Rodríguez, Edward A. Salazar, Vladimir L. Zapata. 2008. Plancha 3 - Puerto Estrella - 1:100,000, 1. INGEOMINAS. Accessed 2017-06-06.
  • Zuluaga, Carlos A.; Alberto Ochoa; Carlos A. Muñoz; Camilo E. Dorado; Nathalia M. Guerrero; Ana M. Martínez; Paula A. Medina; Edgar F. Ocampo, and Alejandro Pinilla and Paula A. Ríos, Bibiana P. Rodríguez, Edward A. Salazar, Vladimir L. Zapata. 2008. Plancha 10bis - Rancho Grande - 1:100,000, 1. INGEOMINAS. Accessed 2017-06-06.
  • Hernández, Marina, and Jairo Clavijo. 1998. Plancha 11 - Santa Marta - 1:100,000, 1. INGEOMINAS. Accessed 2017-06-06.
  • Colmenares, Fabio; Milena Mesa; Jairo Roncancio; Edgar Arciniegas; Pablo Pedraza; Agustín Cardona; César Silva; Jhoamna Romero, and Sonia Alvarado and Oscar Romero, Felipe Vargas, Carlos Santamaría. 2007. Plancha 12 - Don Diego - 1:100,000, 1. INGEOMINAS. Accessed 2017-06-06.
  • Hernández, Marina, and Iván Maldonado. 1999. Plancha 18 - Ciénaga - 1:100,000, 1. INGEOMINAS. Accessed 2017-06-06.
  • Colmenares, Fabio; Milena Mesa; Jairo Roncancio; Edgar Arciniegas; Pablo Pedraza; Agustín Cardona; César Silva; Jhoamna Romero, and Sonia Alvarado and Oscar Romero, Felipe Vargas, Carlos Santamaría. 2007. Plancha 19 - Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta - 1:100,000, 1. INGEOMINAS. Accessed 2017-06-06.
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     Paris, Gabriel; Machette, Michael N.; Dart, Richard L.; Haller, Kathleen M. (2000). Map and Database of Quaternary Faults and Folds in Colombia and its Offshore Regions (PDF). USGS. pp. 1–66. Retrieved 2017-06-20.

      Gómez Tapias, Jorge; Montes Ramírez, Nohora E.; Almanza Meléndez, María F.; Alcárcel Gutiérrez, Fernando A.; Madrid Montoya, César A.; Diederix, Hans (2015). Geological Map of Colombia. Servicio Geológico Colombiano. pp. 1–212. Retrieved 2019-10-29.

      Various authors (2014). Enciclopedia de desastres naturales históricos de Colombia (PDF). Universidad del Quindío. pp. 1–21. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
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