Cretaceous intra-arc rifting, sedimentation, and basin inversion in east-central Honduras
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Published:January 01, 2007
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Robert D. Rogers, Paul Mann, Robert W. Scott, Lina Patino, 2007. "Cretaceous intra-arc rifting, sedimentation, and basin inversion in east-central Honduras", Geologic and Tectonic Development of the Caribbean Plate Boundary in Northern Central America, Paul Mann
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This study describes the geology of a well-exposed but previously unmapped section of Paleozoic–early Cenomanian metamorphic, sedimentary, and igneous rocks in the Frey Pedro study area of the Agalta Range of east-central Honduras. The objective of the study is to use these new structural, stratigraphic, biostratigraphic, and geochemical data to better constrain the geologic and tectonic history of this part of the Chortis block during the period of time from Aptian to early Cenomanian. The study revealed that the topographic Agalta Range exposes a thick stratigraphic section (3.5 km) deposited in an Albian-Aptian intra-arc rift and on the rift shoulders....
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Geologic and Tectonic Development of the Caribbean Plate Boundary in Northern Central America

GeoRef
- Albian
- andesites
- anomalies
- basement
- basin analysis
- basins
- calc-alkalic composition
- Caribbean Plate
- Caribbean region
- Central America
- Chortis Block
- clastic rocks
- Cretaceous
- deformation
- depositional environment
- fold and thrust belts
- geochemistry
- geophysical methods
- geophysical surveys
- Honduras
- igneous rocks
- intraplate processes
- inversion tectonics
- island arcs
- lithostratigraphy
- Lower Cretaceous
- magnetic methods
- major elements
- Mesozoic
- Mexico
- paleoenvironment
- paleogeography
- plate tectonics
- provenance
- reconstruction
- red beds
- rift zones
- rifting
- sedimentary basins
- sedimentary rocks
- sedimentation
- surveys
- tectonics
- topography
- trace elements
- volcanic rocks
- Atima Formation
- Valle de Angeles Formation
- Manto Formation
- Agua Fria Formation
- Tepemechin Formation
- Montana de la Flor Belt
- Agalta Range
- Frey Pedro Honduras
- Comayagua Belt
- Agua Blanca Rift
- Tayaco Formation
- Gualaco Formation
- Minas de Oro Belt