Cordillera_Blanca_Fault_Zone

Cordillera Blanca Fault Zone

Cordillera Blanca Fault Zone

System of geological faults in the Peruvian Andes

The Cordillera Blanca Fault Zone (Spanish: Falla Cordillera Blanca) is a system of geological faults located next to Cordillera Blanca in the northern Peruvian Andes. The fault is considered the most active one in northern Peru. The last time the fault ruptured was in the 1500s or before.[1] The fault zone forms the western boundary of Cordillera Blanca Batholith.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Siame, L.L.; Sébrier, M.; Bellier, O.; Bourles, D. (2006). "Can cosmic ray exposure dating reveal the normal faulting activity of the Cordillera Blanca Fault, Peru?". Revista de la Asociación Geológica Argentina. 61 (4). Asociación Geológica Argentina: 536–544. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  2. [2]
    Petford, Nick; Atherton, Michael (1996). "Na-rich Partial Melts from Newly Underplated Basaltic Crust: the Cordillera Blanca Batholith, Peru". Journal of Petrology. 37 (6): 1491–1521. doi:10.1093/petrology/37.6.1491.


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