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Plate tectonics within Colombia.

Geology of Colombia refers to the geological composition of the Republic of Colombia that determines its geography. Most of the emerged territory of Colombia covers vast areas within the South American plate, whereas much submerged territory lies within the Caribbean plate and the Nazca plate.

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Geology of Colombia

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Geology of Colombia refers to the geological composition of the Republic of Colombia that determines its geography. Most of the emerged territory of Colombia...

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Colombian Geological Survey

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The Colombian Geological Survey (CGS) (Spanish: Servicio Geológico Colombiano; formerly known as INGEOMINAS) is a scientific agency of the Colombian government...

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List of volcanoes in Colombia

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is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Colombia. Colombia portal Volcanoes portal Geology portal List of earthquakes in Colombia List of fossiliferous...

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List of earthquakes in Colombia

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Unknown scale Colombia portal Earth sciences portal Geology portal Geology of Colombia Lists of earthquakes List of earthquakes in Ecuador List of earthquakes...

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List of mining areas in Colombia

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departments of Vichada, Guanía, Guaviare and Vaupés. Colombia portal Energy portal Geology portal List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Colombia Mineral...

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Guiana Shield

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Guiana (or Guyane), much of southern Venezuela, as well as parts of Colombia and Brazil. The rocks of the Guiana Shield consist of metasediments and metavolcanics...

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Malpelo Plate

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of Colombia Map of Malpelo Island, namesake of the plate Malpelo Island, the only emerged section of the plate Colombia portal Ecuador portal Geology...

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South American Plate

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American Plate. Geological research suggests that the South American Plate is moving west away from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge: "Parts of the plate boundaries...

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Coiba Plate

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South America Seismic activity map of Colombia Coiba, namesake of the plate Colombia portal Panama portal Geology portal Zhang et al., 2017 Chiarabba...

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North Andes Plate

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Carolina Torres. 2014. Evolution of the stress and strain fields in the Eastern Cordillera, Colombia. Journal of Structural Geology 58. 8–21. . Perico Martínez...

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List of tectonic plates

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Craton – Geologic province in South America (Brazil) Guiana Shield – Precambrian geological formation in northeast South America (Brazil, Colombia, French...

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Orinoco Basin

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differences in their geological constitution. The maximum height of the basin is located in the Sierra Nevada del Cocuy, in Colombia (more than 5000 meters...

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Panama Plate

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Cenozoic deformation in central Costa Rica: Western boundary of the Panama microplate". Geology. 22 (3): 263–266. Bibcode:1994Geo....22..263F. doi:10...

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Colombian emeralds

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Catholic monstrance composed of 1,485 emeralds from Muzo Colombia portal Geology portal List of mining areas in Colombia Muzo emerald mining Muisca emerald...

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Demographics of Colombia

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The demographics of Colombia consist of statistics regarding Colombians' health, economic status, religious affiliations, ethnicity, population density...

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Economy of Colombia

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The economy of Colombia is the fourth largest in Latin America as measured by gross domestic product and the third-largest economic power in South America...

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Regional geology

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America Geology of Bolivia Geology of Chile Geology of Colombia Geology of the Falkland Islands Geology of Uruguay Geology of the Alps Geology of the Andes...

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Andean orogeny

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America led to the formation of a magmatic arc now preserved in the Cordillera Real of Ecuador and the Cordillera Central of Colombia. In the Miocene an island...

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Outline of Colombia

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Colombia Geology of Colombia Protected areas of Colombia Archaeological sites in Colombia Biosphere reserves in Colombia National parks of Colombia Wildlife...

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Bucaramanga Nest

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The Bucaramanga Nest is a seismic region located in Colombia. It is named after Bucaramanga, Santander. Study faults a ‘runaway’ mechanism in intermediate-depth...

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Geography of Colombia

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The Republic of Colombia is situated largely in the north-west of South America, with some territories falling within the boundaries of Central America...

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List of cities and towns in Colombia

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in Colombia by population, according to the 2005 census. A city is displayed in bold if it is a capital city of a department. List of cities List of cities...

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National University of Colombia

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National University of Colombia (Spanish: Universidad Nacional de Colombia) is a national public research university in Colombia, with general campuses...

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Caribbean Terrane

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Terrane (Spanish: Terreno del Caribe, TC) is one of the geological provinces (terranes) of Colombia. The terrane, dating to the Late Cretaceous, is situated...

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Duke of Devonshire Emerald

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Natural History Museum in 2007. Colombia portal Geology portal Colombian emeralds Muzo List of individual gemstones List of emeralds by size "The Vault"...

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Languages of Colombia

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Islands. The majority of Colombians speak Spanish (see also Colombian Spanish), but in total 90 languages are listed for Colombia in the Ethnologue database...

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