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The Miocene of Carriacou, the Grenadines, Lesser Antilles

2013; Wiley; Volume: 29; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/gto.12017

1365-2451

Stephen K. Donovan, Trevor A. Jackson,

Geology and Paleoclimatology Research

Carriacou is one of the small islands in the Grenadine chain in the southern Lesser Antilles. It preserves two Miocene successions, that on the south coast shallowing upwards and separated by a probable fault from the extensively exposed turbidite sequence, called the Grand Bay Formation, on the east coast. These formations show a range of features beautifully exposed in coastal sections, including unconformities, turbidites and a starfish bed.