El Tambor Fault

02°46′04″N 77°18′20″W / 2.76778°N 77.30556°W / 2.76778; -77.30556Country ColombiaRegionPacific/ChocóStateCauca, Valle del CaucaCharacteristicsRangeWestern Ranges, AndesPart ofAndean oblique faultsLength117.5 km (73.0 mi)Strike026.1 ± 09DipEastDip angleHighDisplacement<0.2 mm (0.0079 in)/yrTectonicsPlateNorth AndeanStatusInactiveTypeOblique thrust faultMovementDextral reverseAgeQuaternaryOrogenyAndean

The El Tambor Fault (Spanish: Falla El Tambor) is an inactive dextral oblique thrust fault in the departments of Cauca and Valle del Cauca in Colombia. The fault has a total length of 117.5 kilometres (73.0 mi) and runs along an average northeast to southwest strike of 026.1 ± 09 to the west of the Western Ranges of the Colombian Andes.

Etymology

The fault is named after Cerro El Tambor, Timbiquí, Cauca.[1][2]

Description

The El Tambor Fault borders the western slope of the Western Ranges of the Colombian Andes, west of the Farallones de Cali.[3] Through most of its trace, the fault places Cretaceous volcanic and sedimentary rocks on the east, against Neogene rocks on the west, which commonly crops out across most of the plains of the Pacific Coast. The fault displays strong linear topographic features, tectonic control of drainage, and deflected stream channels and was active in the Late Pleistocene or Early Holocene.[4]

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References

  1. ^ Mapa Geológico de Cauca, 1979
  2. ^ Paris et al., 2000a, p.53
  3. ^ Paris et al., 2000b
  4. ^ Paris et al., 2000a, p.54

Bibliography

  • Paris, Gabriel; Michael N. Machette; Richard L. Dart, and Kathleen M. Haller. 2000a. Map and Database of Quaternary Faults and Folds in Colombia and its Offshore Regions, 1–66. USGS. Accessed 2017-09-18.

Maps

  • Marín, P.; G. Paris; A. Orrego, and M.E. López. 1979. Mapa Geológico de Cauca 1:350,000, 1. INGEOMINAS. Accessed 2017-09-21.
  • Paris, Gabriel; Michael N. Machette; Richard L. Dart, and Kathleen M. Haller. 2000b. Map of Quaternary Faults and Folds of Colombia and Its Offshore Regions, 1. USGS. Accessed 2017-09-18.
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     Paris, Gabriel; Machette, Michael N.; Dart, Richard L.; Haller, Kathleen M. (2000). Map and Database of Quaternary Faults and Folds in Colombia and its Offshore Regions (PDF). USGS. pp. 1–66. Retrieved 2017-06-20.

      Gómez Tapias, Jorge; Montes Ramírez, Nohora E.; Almanza Meléndez, María F.; Alcárcel Gutiérrez, Fernando A.; Madrid Montoya, César A.; Diederix, Hans (2015). Geological Map of Colombia. Servicio Geológico Colombiano. pp. 1–212. Retrieved 2019-10-29.

      Various authors (2014). Enciclopedia de desastres naturales históricos de Colombia (PDF). Universidad del Quindío. pp. 1–21. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
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