Panama 2010.
"Subduction Zones and Bent Orogenic Belts of the Caribbean".
February 8-11, 2010. Joint meeting of IGCP projects 546 "Subduction
Zones of the Caribbean" and 574 "Bending and Bent Orogens, and Continental
Ribbons"
Panama 2010.
"Subduction Zones and Bent Orogenic Belts of the Caribbean".
February 8-11, 2010. Joint meeting of IGCP projects 546 "Subduction
Zones of the Caribbean" and 574 "Bending and Bent Orogens, and Continental
Ribbons"
Field Trip "From arc growth to orocline formation: The record from the Panama Canal and East Panama".
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During the last year, a wealth of new data has been collected in Panamá, including new radiometric ages, paleomagnetic investigations, geochemical analysis and field mapping. In this field trip we will put the new information in a regional context where the trailing edge of the Caribbean Plate enjoyed multiple episodes of arc magmatism and transtensional deformation.
DATE
9-11 February 2010.FIELD TRIP LEADERS
Camilo Montes (Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Ancon, Panama. montesc@si.edu)
Agustín Cardona (Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Ancon, Panama. cardonaa@si.edu)
German Bayona (Corporación Ares. gbayona@cgares.org)
David Farris (Florida State University. farris@gly.fsu.edu)TRAVEL
Organizers will arrange small buses for the trip. If you wish to rent your own car contact Camilo Montes (Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Ancon, Panama. Email: montesc@si.edu).VISA
Contact your travel agency.
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abridged schedule
February 9: Leaving from Ciudad de Panama. Mamoní-Pacora rivers. A day to look at the ophiolites considered as basement to the Panama volcanic arc and its evolving volcanism, first arc plutons and the sedimentary record of exhumation and dissection. Some outcrops will require hiking. Return to Ciudad de Panama.
February 10: Leaving from Ciudad de Panama. Canal-Isla Grande. A geologic traverse looking at the Oligocene-Miocene tectonic-stratigraphic evolution of the Canal basin, and the magmatism associated. Spend the night in Isla Grande. This will provide insights on the extinction of the arc and a possible remnant of slab break-off or distal transtensional tectonics link to the collision with South America.
February 11: Leaving from Isla Grande. Visit the Isla Grande outcrops along the coast, including the volcanic basement of the Panama arc, pillow basalts and agglomerates. Miocene sedimentary record along the Canal and tectonic blocks along the Colón highway. Return to Ciudad de Panama.
We look forward to seeing you in Panama in 2010!
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