A radial pattern of sea-floor deformation in the southwestern Caribbean Sea

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Research Article| June 01, 1978 A radial pattern of sea-floor deformation in the southwestern Caribbean Sea Eric Christofferson; Eric Christofferson 1Department of Geological Sciences, Rutgers—The State University, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Martha M. Hamil Martha M. Hamil 1Department of Geological Sciences, Rutgers—The State University, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Eric Christofferson 1Department of Geological Sciences, Rutgers—The State University, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903 Martha M. Hamil 1Department of Geological Sciences, Rutgers—The State University, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903 Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1978) 6 (6): 341–344. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1978)6<341:ARPOSD>2.0.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Eric Christofferson, Martha M. Hamil; A radial pattern of sea-floor deformation in the southwestern Caribbean Sea. Geology 1978;; 6 (6): 341–344. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1978)6<341:ARPOSD>2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Discontinuous bathymetric lineaments and faults are disposed radially and concentrically about a cluster of seamounts in the southwestern Caribbean Sea. The lineament system extends at least 350 km from the least-squares center of strike intersections and includes more than 350,000 km2 of sea floor on the Nicaraguan Rise and in the Colombian Basin. This center, the probable deformation center, lies near San Andres Island at lat 12.6°N, long 81.6°W. The central position of the seamount cluster suggests that volcanism accompanied the deformation. The age and duration of the event are unknown. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.