NASA NTRS · 19840048829
Neogene Caribbean plate rotation and associated Central American tectonic evolution
Abstract
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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Wadge, G., Burke, K.. 1983-12-01. Neogene Caribbean plate rotation and associated Central American tectonic evolution. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19840048829
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