Dolores-Guayaquil Megashear
The Dolores-Guayaquil Megashear (
fault zone in Northern South America.[1] The megashear runs from the Gulf of Guayaquil in southwestern Ecuador, through Colombia, to Dolores in Venezuela
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See also
References
- ^ Lavenu, A. (2006), "Andean neotectonics between 1°N and 47°S (Ecuador, Bolivia and Chile): A review", Revista de la Asociación Geológica Argentina, 61 (4): 504–524
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| Structures undergoing subduction | ||
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| Metallogenetic provinces | ||
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