Neogene Caribbean plate rotation and associated Central American tectonic evolution

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Dec 1983

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1983tecto...2..633w&link_type=abstract

Tectonics (ISSN 0278-7407), vol. 2, Dec. 1983, p. 633-643.

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Caribbean Region, Central America, Geochronology, Geological Faults, Planetary Evolution, Plates (Tectonics), Continental Shelves, Magma, Structural Properties (Geology), Troughs

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A theoretical model of the opening of the Cayman Trough is developed on the basis of geological evidence from a wide area. It is proposed that strike slip motion began about 30 Myr ago and proceeded at a rate of 37 + or - 6 mm/yr for a total of 1100 km of relative plate displacement, and that Central America Underwent an anticlockwise rotation with internal plate deformation. Maps of the reconstructed motion are provided.

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