Widening of the Andes: An interplay between subduction dynamics and crustal wedge tectonics
Shortening of the continental lithosphere is generally accommodated by the growth of
crustal wedges building above megathrusts in the mantle lithosphere. We show that the …
crustal wedges building above megathrusts in the mantle lithosphere. We show that the …
Basin development and tectonic history of the Llanos basin, Eastern Cordillera, and Middle Magdalena Valley, Colombia
MA Cooper, FT Addison, R Alvarez, M Coral… - AAPG …, 1995 - archives.datapages.com
The Middle Magdalena Valley, Eastern Cordillera, and Llanos basin constituted a major
regional sedimentary basin from the Triassic to the middle Miocene. Basin development …
regional sedimentary basin from the Triassic to the middle Miocene. Basin development …
Geodynamics of the northern Andes: Subductions and intracontinental deformation (Colombia)
A Taboada, LA Rivera, A Fuenzalida, A Cisternas… - …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
New regional seismological data acquired in Colombia during 1993 to 1996 and tectonic
field data from the Eastern Cordillera (EC) permit a reexamination of the complex …
field data from the Eastern Cordillera (EC) permit a reexamination of the complex …
Wide plate margin deformation, southern Central America and northwestern South America, CASA GPS observations
R Trenkamp, JN Kellogg, JT Freymueller… - Journal of South American …, 2002 - Elsevier
Global positioning system data from southern Central America and northwestern South
America were collected during 1991, 1994, 1996, and 1998 in Costa Rica, Panama …
America were collected during 1991, 1994, 1996, and 1998 in Costa Rica, Panama …
Tectonic development of Panama, Costa Rica, and the Colombian Andes: constraints from global positioning system geodetic studies and gravity
JN Kellogg, V Vega - Geological Society of America special …, 1995 - scholarcommons.sc.edu
Abstract Global Positioning System (GPS) measurements suggest the existence of a rigid
Panama-Costa Rica microplate that is moving northward relative to the stable Caribbean …
Panama-Costa Rica microplate that is moving northward relative to the stable Caribbean …
Along-strike segmentation of the Andean foreland: causes and consequences
J Kley, CR Monaldi, JA Salfity - Tectonophysics, 1999 - Elsevier
Thrust belts of Tertiary age characterize the east flank of the Andes and part of the adjacent
foreland from Venezuela to the southern tip of South America. This foreland deformation …
foreland from Venezuela to the southern tip of South America. This foreland deformation …
Linking sedimentation in the northern Andes to basement configuration, Mesozoic extension, and Cenozoic shortening: Evidence from detrital zircon U-Pb ages …
Laser ablation–inductively coupled plasma–mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) analyses of 29
samples from the Eastern Cordillera of Colombia reveal the origin of northern Andean …
samples from the Eastern Cordillera of Colombia reveal the origin of northern Andean …
Structure of the Eastern Cordillera of Colombia: implications for trap styles and regional tectonics
CA Dengo, MC Covey - AAPG bulletin, 1993 - archives.datapages.com
The northwest margin of South America has undergone multiple phases of compressional
deformation beginning in the Late Cretaceous and culminating in the Pliocene-Pleistocene …
deformation beginning in the Late Cretaceous and culminating in the Pliocene-Pleistocene …
Cenozoic contractional reactivation of Mesozoic extensional structures in the Eastern Cordillera of Colombia
The Eastern Cordillera of Colombia is key to understanding the role of inherited basement
anisotropies in the evolution of active noncollisional mountain belts. In particular, the Rio …
anisotropies in the evolution of active noncollisional mountain belts. In particular, the Rio …
An integrated analysis of an orogen–sedimentary basin pair: Latest Cretaceous–Cenozoic evolution of the linked Eastern Cordillera orogen and the Llanos foreland …
The integration of restored basin geometry and internal features of syntectonic units (eg,
stratal architecture, thickness, sandstone composition) with flexural modeling of the …
stratal architecture, thickness, sandstone composition) with flexural modeling of the …