Volcanic and epiclastic sucessions of Punta Atahuanca (Huacho, north of Lima)

Albiano volcanic and volcano-sedimentary successions are exposed on the coastal cliffs such as those found north of the city of Huacho (Punta Atahuanca). In these successions, intercalations of volcanic levels of cushion lava, epiclastic levels and volcano-sedimentary levels can be observed, which a...

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Autores: Jara, Rosa, Isabel, Jesús, Jacay, Javier, Rafael, Bernaola
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2011
País:Perú
Recursos:Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Repositorio:Revistas - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe:article/761
Acesso em linha:https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/iigeo/article/view/761
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Cretáceo
estratigrafía
volcanismo
lavas almohadilladas
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Resumo:Albiano volcanic and volcano-sedimentary successions are exposed on the coastal cliffs such as those found north of the city of Huacho (Punta Atahuanca). In these successions, intercalations of volcanic levels of cushion lava, epiclastic levels and volcano-sedimentary levels can be observed, which are affected by a main fault system, showing a slight tilting on the west side. The presence of slumps at some levels of the sequence, is evidence of the activity generated in the basin formation process. The volcanic succession is interrupted at the top by a discordance on which a conglomeratic succession that corresponds to an alluvial fluvian fan lies horizontally.