Caribbean terrane


The Caribbean terrane is a geological province 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.

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 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 and Tahamí–Panzenú terrane for the Tahamí terrane.

Subdivision

Domains

The terrane was subdivided by Fuck et al. into:
;Oceanic crust
  • Calima Terrane
  • Guna Terrane
  • Gorgona Terrane

    Complexes

  • Alto Condoto
  • Santa Cecilia-La Equis
  • Uré
  • Cajamarca
  • Puquí
  • Bolo Azul
  • Cañasgordas
  • Mistrató
  • * Mistrató Tonalite – Paleogene
  • Buriticá
  • Anserma – Late Cretaceous
;Batholiths
Category:Terranes
Category:Geology of Colombia
Category:Cretaceous Colombia
Category:Late Cretaceous South America
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Category:Geology of the Andes