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Figure 2 - Regional tectonic fabric of Middle America. AP, Anegada Passage; BP, Bahama Platform; BRR, Blue Ridge Rift; GF, Guayape F; MP, Mona Passage; PG, Perijá Graben; RHF, Río Hondo F. Compiled from many sources. Parallelism of major Jurassic faults (RHF and GF) on Maya and Chortis with major structures in North and South America (e.g., BRR, MR, PG) deny rotation of these continental blocks. Blue arrow - direction of extension along northwest fractures; red arrows - movement of the Caribbean relative to the Americas, displacement of northwest South America toward and onto the Caribbean.
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Figure 2 - Regional tectonic fabric of Middle America. AP, Anegada Passage; BP, Bahama Platform; BRR, Blue Ridge Rift; GF, Guayape F; MP, Mona Passage; PG, Perijá Graben; RHF, Río Hondo F. Compiled from many sources. Parallelism of major Jurassic faults (RHF and GF) on Maya and Chortis with major structures in North and South America (e.g., BRR, MR, PG) deny rotation of these continental blocks. Blue arrow - direction of extension along northwest fractures; red arrows - movement of the Caribbean relative to the Americas, displacement of northwest South America toward and onto the Caribbean.