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Guayape-Papalutla fault system: A continuous Cretaceous structure from southern Mexico to the Chortís block? Tectonic implications

2007; Geological Society of America; Volume: 36; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1130/g24032a.1

1943-2682

Gilberto Silva-Romo,

Geological and Geochemical Analysis

Research Article| January 01, 2008 Guayape-Papalutla fault system: A continuous Cretaceous structure from southern Mexico to the Chortís block? Tectonic implications G. Silva-Romo G. Silva-Romo 1Departamento de Geología, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México City D.F. C.P. 04510, México Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information G. Silva-Romo 1Departamento de Geología, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México City D.F. C.P. 04510, México Publisher: Geological Society of America Received: 30 Apr 2007 Revision Received: 01 Sep 2007 Accepted: 18 Sep 2007 First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 The Geological Society of America, Inc. Geology (2008) 36 (1): 75–78. https://doi.org/10.1130/G24032A.1 Article history Received: 30 Apr 2007 Revision Received: 01 Sep 2007 Accepted: 18 Sep 2007 First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation G. Silva-Romo; Guayape-Papalutla fault system: A continuous Cretaceous structure from southern Mexico to the Chortís block? Tectonic implications. Geology 2008;; 36 (1): 75–78. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/G24032A.1 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Recent papers have opened the debate over whether the Chortís block was located off the coast of southern Mexico or in a more outboard position, and this led me to explore whether correlations with older structures could be established to determine the evolution of the southwest corner of the North America plate. In this paper I hypothesize that the Papalutla fault of Mexico and the Guayape fault system of Honduras, both considered to be terrane boundaries, were roughly continuous in the Cretaceous, extending from southern Mexico to the Chortís block. They influenced Early Cretaceous clastic sedimentation of the Zicapa Formation on the Guerrero-Morelos Platform (southern Mexico) and the Tepemechin Formation of the Central Chortís terrane (Honduras). The units accumulated in fault-bounded basins associated with left-lateral slip. The basins developed in the Central Chortís terrane and Guerrero-Morelos Platform. Both geological entities appear to represent a continuous Cretaceous geologic province characterized by a trangression that occurred earlier in Honduras than in southern Mexico. This nonrotational hypothesis for the location of the Chortís block adjacent to southern Mexico during the Cretaceous is consistent with northeastward displacement of the Caribbean plate during Cretaceous time and implies 1500 km of Chortís block displacement during the Cenozoic. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.