La Guajira Terrane
Stratigraphic range: Late Cretaceous (emplaced)
~100–65 Ma
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
Coordinates11°28′00″N 72°44′43″W / 11.46667°N 72.74528°W / 11.46667; -72.74528
RegionCaribbean
Country Colombia
ExtentMacuira, SNSM
Type section
Named forLa Guajira
La Guajira Terrane is located in Colombia
La Guajira Terrane
La Guajira Terrane (Colombia)
La Guajira Terrane is located in La Guajira Department
La Guajira Terrane
La Guajira Terrane (La Guajira Department)

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

Ranges[edit]

Basins[edit]

Faults[edit]

bounding faults in bold

Gallery

Geological Terranes Map of Colombia.

See also

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

La Guajira Terrane

Reports

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