Palaeomagnetism of the central Cuban Cretaceous Arc sequences and geodynamic implications

Tait, Joyce; Rojas‐Agramonte, Yamirka; Garcia-Delgado, D.E.; Kröner, Alfred; Pérez-Aragón, R.

doi:10.1016/j.tecto.2009.01.002

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“…Paleomagnetic data from a small section of Cretaceous volcanic and sedimentary rocks in central Cuba show a counterclockwise rotation with respect to the North American plate of 43 ± 16°since the mid-Cretaceous (Renne et al, 1991) to~70-80°between 120 and 90-45 Ma (Tait et al, 2009). These latter authors suggested a local, strike-slip related origin for these rotations.…”

Section: Cuban Segmentmentioning

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Kinematic reconstruction of the Caribbean region since the Early Jurassic

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Torsvik

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Section: Cuban Segmentmentioning

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Kinematic reconstruction of the Caribbean region since the Early Jurassic

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Hinsbergen

Torsvik

et al. 2014

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“…The suture zone in the LVB was affected by a left‐lateral shear and an “en echelon” folds system that is absent in the CMB. The volcanic arc occupies the Axial Zone of the orogenic belt and is strongly folded and thrusted in the LVB, whereas deformation is lower in the CMB [ Tait et al , 2009; Stanek et al , 2009]. The Escambray Metamorphic Complex crops out in a tectonic window below the volcanic arc in the LVB, whereas the metamorphic rocks do not crop out in the CMB [ Bush and Shcherbakova , 1986; Pardo , 1996; García‐Casco et al , 2008].…”

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“…The Caribbean Volcanic Arc developed as a consequence of the subduction of the Proto‐Caribbean oceanic lithosphere —i.e., the North American Plate— beneath the Pacific oceanic lithosphere —i.e., the Caribbean Plate— [ Pindell and Dewey , 1982; Pindell et al , 2005, 2006]. Paleomagnetic data support a gradual northeastward motion and anticlockwise rotation during the evolution of the volcanic arc [ Renne et al , 1991; Chauvin et al , 1994; Tait et al , 2009]. Volcanic activity lasted until the Early Campanian in western and central Cuba whereas it lasted until the Eocene times in eastern Cuba [ Rojas‐Agramonte et al , 2004, 2006, 2008].…”

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Structural evolution of the La Trocha fault zone: Oblique collision and strike‐slip basins in the Cuban Orogen

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The La Trocha fault zone acted as a major left‐lateral transfer zone and is bounded by the La Trocha (LTF), Zaza‐Tuinicú (ZTF), Cristales (CTF) and Taguasco (TGF) faults. These faults were consistent with the clockwise rotation of convergence and shortening in central Cuba. From the Paleocene to the Early Eocene (65–48 Ma), a SSW‐NNE shortening produced transtension in the LTF and transpression in the ZTF. Subsequently, during the Middle Eocene (48–37 Ma), shortening shifted to a SW‐NE direction, resulting in the normal component of the LTF and transpression in the ZTF and CTF. Since the Late Eocene (37 Ma), central Cuba has been welded to the North American Plate. The post‐welding deformation gave rise to transtension of the LTF and TGF. This deformation is consistent with a WSW‐ENE shortening and reflects activity in the transform boundary of the Cayman Trough. Both the normal and thrust displacements of these previous faults are corroborated by structural data whereas left‐lateral displacement is deduced from the concordance between oblique collision and structural features. Plate‐kinematics and the structural evolution of the La Trocha fault zone indicate that the related Central Basin is a strike‐slip polygenetic basin and that the formation of this system (i.e., fault zone – strike‐slip basin) was a consequence of the Paleogene oblique collision between the Caribbean Volcanic Arc and the Bahamas Borderland (North American plate).

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“…40F). Results from paleomagnetic studies on central Cuban Cretaceous arc rocks also show northeastward movement (Renne et al, 1991;Tait et al, 2009) with respect to the North America and South America plates (Housen et al, 2003), culminating with cessation of volcanic activity and collision against the Bahamas Platform by the Maastrichtian. At ca.…”

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“…71 Ma concurrent with contractional structures and followed by the development of foredeep basins (e.g., Harlow et al, 2004;Garcia-Casco et al, 2008b;Iturralde-Vinent et al, 2008). Results from paleomagnetic studies on central Cuban Cretaceous arc rocks also show northeastward movement (Renne et al, 1991;Tait et al, 2009) with respect to the North America and South America plates (Housen et al, 2003), culminating with cessation of volcanic activity and collision against the Bahamas Platform by Maastrichtian time.…”

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Evolution of the Caribbean plate and origin of the Gulf of Mexico in light of plate motions accommodated by strike-slip faulting

Lidiak¹,

Anderson²

Geological Society of America Special Papers

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Restoration of plate consumption recorded by Caribbean arc volcanism reveals probable plate movements that led to the emplacement of the proto-Caribbean plate into the present Caribbean region and provided the space necessary to accommodate the rotation of the Yucatán Peninsula concurrent with the opening of the Gulf of Mexico between ca. 170 Ma and 150 Ma. Fault movement of the Yucatán, caused by edge-driven processes, resulted in counterclockwise rotation, as shown by paleomagnetic studies. Restoration of Yucatán rotation necessitates the presence of a paleogeography different from the current distribution of the Greater and Lesser Antilles. During emplacement of the Caribbean plate region, four magmatic belts with distinct ages and different geochemical characteristics are recorded by exposures on islands of the Antilles. The belts distinguish the following segments of Cretaceous and Tertiary magmatic arcs: (1) an Early Cretaceous geochemically primitive islandarc tholeiite suite (PIA/IAT) typically containing distinctive dacite and rhyodacite that formed between Hauterivian and early Albian time (ca. 135-110 Ma); (2) after a hiatus at ca. 105 Ma of ~10 m.y., a voluminous, more-extensive calc-alkaline magmatic suite, consisting mainly of basaltic andesite, andesite, and locally important dacite, developed beginning in the Cenomanian and continuing into the Campanian (ca. 95-70 Ma); (3) a second (calc-alkaline) suite, spatially restricted relative to the older belts, that consists of volcanic and intrusive rocks, which formed between the early Paleocene and the middle Eocene (ca. 60-45 Ma); and (4) a currently active calc-alkaline suite in the Lesser Antilles typically composed of a basalt-andesitedacite series that began to develop in the Eocene (ca. 45 Ma). Plate convergence took place along northeastward-or eastward-trending axes during the formation of the Caribbean, which is outlined by the Antillean islands and Central and South America. Movements were facilitated by strike-slip faults, commonly trench-trench transforms, as subducting crust was consumed. Restoration of apparent displacements of at least several hundreds of thousands of kilometers along the inferred lateral faults of the Eocene and younger Cayman set separating Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, and the Oriente Province of southeastern Cuba brings together Eocene volcanic rocks revealing a magmatic domain along the paleo-south-southwestern Lidiak, E.G., and Anderson, T.H., Evolution of the Caribbean plate and origin of the Gulf of Mexico in light of plate motions accommodated by strike-slip faulting, in

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Palaeomagnetism of the central Cuban Cretaceous Arc sequences and geodynamic implications

Cited by 9 publications

References 25 publications

Kinematic reconstruction of the Caribbean region since the Early Jurassic

Kinematic reconstruction of the Caribbean region since the Early Jurassic

Structural evolution of the La Trocha fault zone: Oblique collision and strike‐slip basins in the Cuban Orogen

Evolution of the Caribbean plate and origin of the Gulf of Mexico in light of plate motions accommodated by strike-slip faulting

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