Chibcha Terrane

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Chibcha Terrane
Stratigraphic range: Meso-Neoproterozoic
~1200–600 Ma
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Chibcha Terrane is enclosed by the Bucaramanga-Santa Marta Fault (orange), northernmost Oca Fault (white), Eastern Frontal Fault System (yellow) and Romeral Fault System (violet)
Type Terrane
Unit of North Andes Plate
Sub-units Subunits
Underlies Tahamí & La Guajira Terranes
Overlies Río Negro-Juruena Province
Lithology
Primary Complexes, basins
Other Volcanoes
Location
Location Antioquia, Arauca, Bogotá, Bolívar, Boyacá, Caquetá, Casanare, Cesar, Cundinamarca, Huila, Magdalena, Meta, Putumayo, Norte de Santander, Santander, Tolima departments
Coordinates 4°43′22.4″N74°04′23.7″W / 4.722889°N 74.073250°W / 4.722889; -74.073250
Region Andean
CountryFlag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Extent Central, Eastern, Perijá, SNSM, San Lucas, La Macarena
Type section
Named for Chibcha
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Chibcha Terrane (Colombia)
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Chibcha Terrane (Bogotá)

The Chibcha Terrane (Spanish : Terreno Chibcha, TCH), named after Chibcha, is the largest of the geological provinces (terranes) of Colombia. The terrane, the oldest explored domains of which date to the Meso- to Neoproterozoic, is situated on the North Andes Plate. The megaregional Romeral Fault System forms the contact of the terrane with the Tahamí Terrane. [1] The contact with the Caribbean and La Guajira Terranes is formed by the regional Bucaramanga-Santa Marta Fault. [2] The northeastern boundary is formed by the regional Oca Fault, bounding the La Guajira Terrane. [3] The terrane is emplaced over the Río Negro-Juruena Province of the Amazonian Craton along the megaregional Eastern Frontal Fault System. [4] [5]

Contents

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Geological Terranes Map of Colombia.

Geological Terranes Map of Colombia. Terrane abbreviation is in parentheses in the legend, followed by a hyphen and age notation. K1: Early Cretaceous, T: Triassic, P: Permian, D: Devonian, C1: Mississippian, MP: Mesoproterozoic, NP: Neoproterozoic, and PP: Paleoproterozoic.

Reinterpretation

A study performed by Mora Bohórquez et al. in 2017 showed no basement variation between the San Lucas basement underlying the Lower Magdalena Valley (VIM) 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 (San Jacinto and Sinú foldbelts) and Tahamí-Panzenú Terrane for the Tahamí Terrane. [6]

Subdivision

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Geologic map of Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador
(Codazzi, 1890)
The Chibcha Terrane stretches out across the Eastern Ranges, but also includes the Serrania de San Lucas to the west and triangular Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta to the north Cordillera Orientale de Colombia.jpg
The Chibcha Terrane stretches out across the Eastern Ranges, but also includes the Serranía de San Lucas to the west and triangular Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta to the north
The triangular Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, east and south of Santa Marta is bound to the west by the Santa Marta Fault (BSF) and to the north by the Oca Fault. The Cesar-Rancheria Basin is visible on the lower right. Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta desde el espacio.jpg
The triangular Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, east and south of Santa Marta is bound to the west by the Santa Marta Fault (BSF) and to the north by the Oca Fault. The Cesar-Ranchería Basin is visible on the lower right.
The Bucaramanga Fault east of Bucaramanga and Floridablanca Bucaramanga, Colombia from space.JPG
The Bucaramanga Fault east of Bucaramanga and Floridablanca
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The Bogotá Fault east of Bogotá and Bacatá

Some authors consider the Garzón Complex a separate terrane; the Andaquí Terrane. [7] [8] [9]

Complexes

SNSM - Early Eocene
SNSM Paleozoic
Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta (La Guajira Terrane)
Perijá
Santander - Neoproterozoic-Ordovician
Floresta - Cambro-Ordovician
Quetame [17]
La Macarena - Mesoproterozoic
San Lucas - Cambrian
Southwestern Chibcha

Andaquí Terrane

Garzón - Neoproterozoic

Volcanoes

See also: List of volcanoes in Colombia

Ranges

Basins

Faults

bounding faults in bold

See also

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References

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  2. 1 2 Paris et al., 2000, p.10
  3. 1 2 Paris et al., 2000, p.9
  4. 1 2 Paris et al., 2000, pp.36-46
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  6. ↑ Mora Bohórquez et al., 2017, p.20
  7. ↑ Cordani et al., 2003, p.9
  8. ↑ Restrepo et al., 2009, p.50
  9. ↑ Guiral Vega et al., 2015, p.42
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pastor Chacón et al., 2013, p.7
  11. ↑ Cordani et al., 2003, p.4
  12. 1 2 3 Pastor Chacón et al., 2013, p.17
  13. ↑ Plancha 42, 2015, p.24
  14. 1 2 Mantilla Figueroa et al., 2015, p.42
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  16. 1 2 3 4 Manosalva Sánchez et al., 2017, p.84
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  19. ↑ Toro Toro et al., 2014, p.22
  20. ↑ Monsalve et al., 2011
  21. ↑ Vesga & Jaramillo, 2009
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  23. ↑ García González et al., 2007, p.83
  24. ↑ Barrero et al., 2007, p.78
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  26. 1 2 Paris et al., 2000a, p.29
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  28. 1 2 Paris et al., 2000a, p.47
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Chibcha Terrane

Reports

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