Cochabamba Fault Zone
The Cochabamba Fault Zone or Cochabamba Shear Zone (
the bend in the Andes from running in a north-west direction to a north–south direction at this latitude. The compression of the crust at the Arica Elbow causes part of the thrust belt in the Bolivian Andes to acquire a lateral movement to escape from the compression taking place along the elbow axis.[1]
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Major South American geological features | ||
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| Tectonic plates |  | |
| Cratons and shields | ||
| Structures undergoing subduction | ||
| Faults and shear zones | ||
| Rifts and grabens | ||
| Sedimentary basins | ||
| Orogenies | ||
| Metallogenetic provinces | ||
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