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Chapter 30. Latest Oligocene Through Early Miocene Isotopic Stratigraphy
Shackleton, N.J., Curry, W.B., Richter, C., and Bralower, T.J. (Eds.), 1997 Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program, Scientific Results, Vol. 154 30. LATEST OLIGOCENE THROUGH EARLY MIOCENE ISOTOPIC STRATIGRAPHY AND DEEP-WATER PALEOCEANOGRAPHY OF THE WESTERN EQUATORIAL ATLANTIC: SITES 926 AND 9291 B.P. Flower,2 J.C. Zachos,2 and E. Martin3 ABSTRACT Stable isotopic (d18O and d13C) and strontium isotopic (87Sr/86Sr) data generated from Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) Sites 926 and 929 on Ceara Rise provide a detailed chemostratigraphy for the latest Oligocene through early Miocene of the western Equatorial Atlantic. Oxygen isotopic data based on the benthic foraminifer Cibicidoides mundulus exhibit four distinct d18O excursions of more than 0.5ä, including event Mi1 near the Oligocene/Miocene boundary from 23.9 to 22.9 Ma and increases at about 21.5, 18 and 16.5 Ma, probably reßecting episodes of early Miocene Antarctic glaciation events (Mi1a, Mi1b, and Mi2). Carbon isotopic data exhibit well-known d13C increases near the Oligocene/Miocene boundary (~23.8 to 22.6 Ma) and near the early/middle Miocene boundary (~17.5 to 16 Ma). Strontium isotopic data reveal an unconformity in the Hole 926A sequence at about 304 meters below sea ßoor (mbsf); no such unconformity is observed at Site 929. The age of the unconfor- mity is estimated as 17.9 to 16.3 Ma based on a magnetostratigraphic calibration of the 87Sr/86Sr seawater curve, and as 17.4 to 15.8 Ma based on a biostratigraphic calibration. Shipboard biostratigraphic data are more consistent with the biostratigraphic calibration. -
Quaternary Activity of the Bucaramanga Fault in the Depart- Ments of Santander and Cesar
Volume 4 Quaternary Chapter 13 Neogene https://doi.org/10.32685/pub.esp.38.2019.13 Quaternary Activity of the Bucaramanga Fault Published online 27 November 2020 in the Departments of Santander and Cesar Paleogene Hans DIEDERIX1* , Olga Patricia BOHÓRQUEZ2 , Héctor MORA–PÁEZ3 , 4 5 6 Juan Ramón PELÁEZ , Leonardo CARDONA , Yuli CORCHUELO , 1 [email protected] 7 8 Jaír RAMÍREZ , and Fredy DÍAZ–MILA Consultant geologist Servicio Geológico Colombiano Dirección de Geoamenazas Abstract The 350 km long Bucaramanga Fault is the southern and most prominent Grupo de Trabajo Investigaciones Geodésicas Cretaceous Espaciales (GeoRED) segment of the 550 km long Santa Marta–Bucaramanga Fault that is a NNW striking left Dirección de Geociencias Básicas Grupo de Trabajo Tectónica lateral strike–slip fault system. It is the most visible tectonic feature north of latitude Paul Krugerstraat 9, 1521 EH Wormerveer, 6.5° N in the northern Andes of Colombia and constitutes the western boundary of the The Netherlands 2 [email protected] Maracaibo Tectonic Block or microplate, the southeastern boundary of the block being Servicio Geológico Colombiano Jurassic Dirección de Geoamenazas the right lateral strike–slip Boconó Fault in Venezuela. The Bucaramanga Fault has Grupo de Trabajo Investigaciones Geodésicas Espaciales (GeoRED) been subjected in recent years to neotectonic, paleoseismologic, and paleomagnetic Diagonal 53 n.° 34–53 studies that have quantitatively confirmed the Quaternary activity of the fault, with Bogotá, Colombia 3 [email protected] eight seismic events during the Holocene that have yielded a slip rate in the order of Servicio Geológico Colombiano Triassic Dirección de Geoamenazas 2.5 mm/y, whereas a paleomagnetic study in sediments of the Bucaramanga alluvial Grupo de Trabajo Investigaciones Geodésicas fan have yielded a similar slip rate of 3 mm/y. -
Gold and Power in Ancient Costa Rica, Panama, and Colombia
This is an extract from: Gold and Power in Ancient Costa Rica, Panama, and Colombia Jeffrey Quilter and John W. Hoopes, Editors published by Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection Washington, D.C. © 2003 Dumbarton Oaks Trustees for Harvard University Washington, D.C. Printed in the United States of America www.doaks.org/etexts.html The Political Economy of Pre-Colombian Goldwork: Four Examples from Northern South America Carl Henrik Langebaek Universidad de los Andes Introduction: The Problem ome twenty years ago, Alicia Dussán de Reichel (1979: 41) complained that studies that “set out to place the prehistoric metallurgy of Colombia within a wider context Sof cultural development” were not very numerous. Despite a great deal of research on Pre-Columbian goldwork since, the same observation remains true today. One source of frustration comes from the fact that most archaeologists focus on the study of metallurgy as a goal in itself. Although researchers have produced detailed descriptions about the techno- logical characteristics of Pre-Columbian goldwork (Scott 1981), timelines, definitions of “styles” and “traditions,” as well as correlations among styles across Colombia, Lower Central America, and Ecuador (Bray 1981; 1992a; 1997; Plazas and Falchetti 1983), and identifica- tions of plant and animal species represented in ornaments (Legast 1987), they have rarely placed goldwork within a social context (Looper 1996) or incorporated it in models related to social change. Whatever improvement in the research on Pre-Columbian metal objects there has been, further progress will be limited if it is not aimed at understanding the way societies function and change (Lechtman 1984). -
COLOMBIA by George A
THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF COLOMBIA By George A. Rabchevsky 1 Colombia is in the northwestern corner of South America holders of new technology, and reduces withholding taxes. and is the only South American country with coastlines on Foreign capital can be invested without limitation in all both the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean. The majestic sectors of the economy. Andes Mountains transect the country from north to south in The Government adopted a Mining Development Plan in the western portion of the country. The lowland plains 1993 as proposed by Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones en occupy the eastern portion, with tributaries of the Amazon Geociencias, Mineria y Quimica (Ingeominas), Empresa and Orinoco Rivers. Colombiana de Carbon S.A. (Ecocarbon), and Minerales de Colombia is known worldwide for its coal, emeralds, gold, Colombia S.A. (Mineralco). The plan includes seven points nickel, and platinum. Colombia was the leading producer of for revitalizing the mineral sector, such as a new simplified kaolin and a major producer of cement, ferronickel, and system for the granting of exploration and mining licenses, natural gas in Latin America. Mineral production in provision of infrastructure in mining areas, and Colombia contributed just in excess 5% to the gross environmental control. The Government lifted its monopoly domestic product (GDP) and over 45% of total exports. Coal to sell gold, allowing anyone to purchase, sell, or export the and petroleum contributed 45% and precious stones and metal. metals contributed more than 6% to the Colombian economy. In 1994, the Colombian tax office accused petroleum companies for not paying the "war tax" established by the Government Policies and Programs 1992 tax reform. -
FLOODS 22 May 2006 the Federation’S Mission Is to Improve the Lives of Vulnerable People by Mobilizing the Power of Humanity
DREF Bulletin no. MDRCO001 COLOMBIA: FLOODS 22 May 2006 The Federation’s mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world’s largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are active in over 183 countries. In Brief This DREF Bulletin is being issued based on the situation described below reflecting the information available at this time. CHF 160,000 (USD 132,642 or EUR 103,320) was allocated from the Federation’s Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) to respond to the needs in this operation. This operation is expected to be implemented over 3 months, and will be completed in late August 2006; a Final Report will be made available three months after the end of the operation in November 2006. Unearmarked funds to repay DREF are encouraged. This operation is aligned with the International Federation's Global Agenda, which sets out four broad goals to meet the Federation's mission to "improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity". Global Agenda Goals: · Reduce the numbers of deaths, injuries and impact from disasters. · Reduce the number of deaths, illnesses and impact from diseases and public health emergencies. · Increase local community, civil society and Red Cross Red Crescent capacity to address the most urgent situations of vulnerability. · Reduce intolerance, discrimination and social exclusion and promote respect for diversity and human dignity. For further information specifically related to this operation please contact: · In -
Structural Geology
2 STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY Conventional Map A map is a proportionate representation of an area/structure. The study of maps is known as cartography and the experts are known as cartographers. The maps were first prepared by people of Sumerian civilization by using clay lens. The characteristic elements of a map are scale (ratio of map distance to field distance and can be represented in three ways—statement method, e.g., 1 cm = 0.5 km, representative fraction method, e.g., 1:50,000 and graphical method in the form of a figure), direction, symbol and colour. On the basis of scale, maps are of two types: large-scale map (map gives more information pertaining to a smaller area, e.g., village map: 1:3956) and small: scale map (map gives less information pertaining to a larger area, e.g., world atlas: 1:100 km). Topographic Maps / Toposheet A toposheet is a map representing topography of an area. It is prepared by the Survey of India, Dehradun. Here, a three-dimensional feature is represented on a two-dimensional map and the information is mainly represented by contours. The contours/isohypses are lines connecting points of same elevation with respect to mean sea level (msl). The index contours are the contours representing 100’s/multiples of 100’s drawn with thick lines. The contour interval is usually 20 m. The contours never intersect each other and are not parallel. The characteristic elements of a toposheet are scale, colour, symbol and direction. The various layers which can be prepared from a toposheet are structural elements like fault and lineaments, cropping pattern, land use/land cover, groundwater abstruction structures, drainage density, drainage divide, elongation ratio, circularity ratio, drainage frequency, natural vegetation, rock types, landform units, infrastructural facilities, drainage and waterbodies, drainage number, drainage pattern, drainage length, relief/slope, stream order, sinuosity index and infiltration number. -
Part 629 – Glossary of Landform and Geologic Terms
Title 430 – National Soil Survey Handbook Part 629 – Glossary of Landform and Geologic Terms Subpart A – General Information 629.0 Definition and Purpose This glossary provides the NCSS soil survey program, soil scientists, and natural resource specialists with landform, geologic, and related terms and their definitions to— (1) Improve soil landscape description with a standard, single source landform and geologic glossary. (2) Enhance geomorphic content and clarity of soil map unit descriptions by use of accurate, defined terms. (3) Establish consistent geomorphic term usage in soil science and the National Cooperative Soil Survey (NCSS). (4) Provide standard geomorphic definitions for databases and soil survey technical publications. (5) Train soil scientists and related professionals in soils as landscape and geomorphic entities. 629.1 Responsibilities This glossary serves as the official NCSS reference for landform, geologic, and related terms. The staff of the National Soil Survey Center, located in Lincoln, NE, is responsible for maintaining and updating this glossary. Soil Science Division staff and NCSS participants are encouraged to propose additions and changes to the glossary for use in pedon descriptions, soil map unit descriptions, and soil survey publications. The Glossary of Geology (GG, 2005) serves as a major source for many glossary terms. The American Geologic Institute (AGI) granted the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (formerly the Soil Conservation Service) permission (in letters dated September 11, 1985, and September 22, 1993) to use existing definitions. Sources of, and modifications to, original definitions are explained immediately below. 629.2 Definitions A. Reference Codes Sources from which definitions were taken, whole or in part, are identified by a code (e.g., GG) following each definition. -
Miocene–Pliocene Planktonic Foraminiferal Biostratigraphy of The
View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE Journal of Palaeogeography provided by Elsevier - Publisher Connector 2012, 1(1): 43-56 DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1261.2012.00005 Biopalaeogeography and palaeoecology Miocene−Pliocene planktonic foraminiferal biostratigraphy of the Pearl River Mouth Basin, northern South China Sea Liu Chunlian1,2,*, Huang Yi1, Wu Jie1, Qin Guoquan3, Yang Tingting1,2, Xia Lianze1, Zhang Suqing1 1. Department of Earth Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China 2. Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Mineral Resources & Geological Processes, Guangzhou 510275, China 3. Nanhai East Company of China National Offshore Oil Corporation, Guangzhou 510240, China Abstract The present study deals with the planktonic foraminiferal biostratigraphy of the Miocene–Pliocene sequence of three petroleum exploration wells (BY7-1-1, KP6-1-1 and KP9- 1-1) in the Pearl River Mouth Basin (PRMB). In general, the three wells contain a fairly well-preserved, abundant foraminiferal fauna. The proposed planktonic foraminiferal zonation follows the scheme updated by Wade et al. (2011). Nineteen planktonic foraminiferal zones have been recognized, 14 zones (zones M1–M14) for the Miocene and 5 zones (zones PL1–PL5) for the Pliocene. The zonation is correlated with previously published biostratigraphic subdivisions of the Neogene succession in the PRMB and with international foraminiferal zona- tions. The zonal boundaries are mostly defined by the last appearance datum of zonal taxa of planktonic foraminifera, which is more reliable than the FAD (first appearance datum) events for ditch cutting sampling. Changes in the coiling of Globorotalia menardii (s. l.) are also used to define the zonal boundaries, where no LADs (last appearance datum) are available. -
Listing Five Foreign Bird Species in Colombia and Ecuador, South America, As Endangered Throughout Their Range; Final Rule
Vol. 78 Tuesday, No. 209 October 29, 2013 Part IV Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service 50 CFR Part 17 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Five Foreign Bird Species in Colombia and Ecuador, South America, as Endangered Throughout Their Range; Final Rule VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:44 Oct 28, 2013 Jkt 232001 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4717 Sfmt 4717 E:\FR\FM\29OCR4.SGM 29OCR4 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with RULES4 64692 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 209 / Tuesday, October 29, 2013 / Rules and Regulations DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR endangered or threatened we are proposed for these five foreign bird required to publish in the Federal species as endangered, following careful Fish and Wildlife Service Register a proposed rule to list the consideration of all comments we species and, within 1 year of received during the public comment 50 CFR Part 17 publication of the proposed rule, a final periods. rule to add the species to the Lists of [Docket No. FWS–R9–IA–2009–12; III. Costs and Benefits 4500030115] Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants. On July 7, 2009, we We have not analyzed the costs or RIN 1018–AV75 published a proposed rule in which we benefits of this rulemaking action determined that the blue-billed because the Act precludes consideration Endangered and Threatened Wildlife curassow, brown-banded antpitta, Cauca of such impacts on listing and delisting and Plants; Listing Five Foreign Bird guan, gorgeted wood-quail, and determinations. Instead, listing and Species in Colombia and Ecuador, Esmeraldas woodstar currently face delisting decisions are based solely on South America, as Endangered numerous threats and warrant listing the best scientific and commercial Throughout Their Range under the Act as endangered species (74 information available regarding the AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, FR 32308). -
Indigenous and Tribal Peoples of the Pan-Amazon Region
OAS/Ser.L/V/II. Doc. 176 29 September 2019 Original: Spanish INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS Situation of Human Rights of the Indigenous and Tribal Peoples of the Pan-Amazon Region 2019 iachr.org OAS Cataloging-in-Publication Data Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. Situation of human rights of the indigenous and tribal peoples of the Pan-Amazon region : Approved by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights on September 29, 2019. p. ; cm. (OAS. Official records ; OEA/Ser.L/V/II) ISBN 978-0-8270-6931-2 1. Indigenous peoples--Civil rights--Amazon River Region. 2. Indigenous peoples-- Legal status, laws, etc.--Amazon River Region. 3. Human rights--Amazon River Region. I. Title. II. Series. OEA/Ser.L/V/II. Doc.176/19 INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS Members Esmeralda Arosemena de Troitiño Joel Hernández García Antonia Urrejola Margarette May Macaulay Francisco José Eguiguren Praeli Luis Ernesto Vargas Silva Flávia Piovesan Executive Secretary Paulo Abrão Assistant Executive Secretary for Monitoring, Promotion and Technical Cooperation María Claudia Pulido Assistant Executive Secretary for the Case, Petition and Precautionary Measure System Marisol Blanchard a.i. Chief of Staff of the Executive Secretariat of the IACHR Fernanda Dos Anjos In collaboration with: Soledad García Muñoz, Special Rapporteurship on Economic, Social, Cultural, and Environmental Rights (ESCER) Approved by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights on September 29, 2019 INDEX EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 11 INTRODUCTION 19 CHAPTER 1 | INTER-AMERICAN STANDARDS ON INDIGENOUS AND TRIBAL PEOPLES APPLICABLE TO THE PAN-AMAZON REGION 27 A. Inter-American Standards Applicable to Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in the Pan-Amazon Region 29 1. -
The Indication of Mid Miocene Climatic Optimum (MMCO) from Cibulakan Formation
1 The Indication of Mid Miocene Climatic Optimum (MMCO) from Cibulakan Formation, 2 Bogor Basin, Indonesia 3 R. Kapid1), W.D. Santoso1), B. Ikhsan1), M.A. Jambak2), and D.E. Irawan1)* 4 1) Department of Geology, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia. 5 2) Department of Geology, Trisakti University, Indonesia 6 *Correspondence author: Dasapta Erwin Irawan ([email protected] cc 7 [email protected]) 8 Abstract 9 Nannoplankton analyses have been proven to identify rapid climate shifts in sedimentary records. Here, 10 we took 58 samples from Early Miocene to Late Miocene sediments of Cibulakan Formation (Bogor 11 Basin, Indonesia), to evaluate climatic benchmarks for Middle Miocene Climate Optimum in the tropical 12 region. The Helicosphaera carteri and Umbilicosphaera jafari were counted to identify the salinity signal. 13 We identify seven-biostratigraphy zones of Cibulakan Fm, indicating the change of seawater temperature 14 and salinity. We identify that warmer temperature in Middle Miocene as the effect of MMCO. The 15 temperature increased until Late Miocene triggered by global increasing temperature at Pacific Ocean and 16 widely distributed flow of terrestrial water at North West Java Basin. 17 Keywords: Mid Miocene Climatic Optimum (MMCO), nannoplankton, temperature, salinity, Cibulakan 18 Formation 19 20 Introduction 21 Mid-Miocene Climatic Optimum (MMCO) was a global climatic event during Middle Miocene featuring 22 increasing global temperature (You et al., 2009; Hansen et al., 2003). The CO2 content in the atmosphere 1 23 increased with the increasing temperature during MMCO period. The impact of MMCO was widely 24 distributed and associated with 60C of temperature warming in the mid latitude region (Flower and 25 Kennet, 1994). -
The Mineral Industry of Colombia in 2003
THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF COLOMBIA By Ivette E. Torres Colombia was the fourth largest country in Latin America and new agency became responsible for assigning hydrocarbons the Caribbean, and in terms of purchasing power parity, it had areas for exploration and production; evaluating the the fourth largest economy in the region after Brazil, Argentina, hydrocarbon potential of the country; designing, promoting, and Chile. Colombia’s gross domestic product was $77.6 billion1 negotiating, and administering new exploration and production at current prices and $282 billion based on purchasing power contracts; and collecting royalties on behalf of the Government. parity. The country’s economy grew by 3.7% after modest The decree also created the Sociedad Promotora de Energía de increases of 1.6% (revised) and 1.4% (revised) in 2002 and Colombia S.A., which had as its main objective participation 2001, respectively (International Monetary Fund, 2004§2). This and investment in energy-related companies. With the creation economic growth was propelled, in part, by a significant growth of the two organizations, Ecopetrol’s name was changed to in the mining and quarrying (included hydrocarbons) and Ecopetrol S.A., and the entity, which became a public company construction sectors, which increased in real terms by 12.4% and tied to the MME, was responsible for exploring and producing 11.7%, respectively. The large contributors to the increase in from areas under contract prior to December 31, 2003, those the mining and quarrying sector were metallic minerals and coal that had been operated by Ecopetrol directly, and those to be with increases of 73% and 33%, respectively (Departamento assigned to it by ANH.