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    The document summarizes the basic geology of the Lake Titicaca region and Arequipa region in south Peru. It divides the geology of each region into four areas based on stratigraphy and petrology. Around Lake Titicaca, the regions include the Cordillera Occidental volcanic plateau, Cordillera Oriental mountain range composed of quartzite and slate, Putina synclinorium of cretaceous sandstone and quartzite, and the alluvial Altiplano plain. In Arequipa, the regions are the low "lomas" hills of sedimentary rock to the southwest, the inclined plains along the Vitor River, the volcanic Caldera formed by Mt. Pic

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    Basic Geology of South Peru

    Lake Titicaca Region


    Kenzie Day
    September 14, 2010

    Geology around Lake Titicaca can be divided into four


    regions:
    5. Cordillera Occidental (Western mountain range)
    6. Cordillera Oriental (Eastern mountain range)
    7. Putina synclinorium
    8. Altiplano
    Each region is distinguished by its own stratigraphy and
    petrology.

    Cordillera Occidental Cordillera Oriental Putina Synclinorium Altiplano


    • Volcanic plateau • Includes Apolobamba, • Thick cretaceous • Alluvial lacustrine
    • Extrusive igneous Munecas, and Real sandstone and quartzite plain
    rocks with some exposed Cordilleras • Made up of parallel • Varies from flat to
    sedimentary rock • Quartzite, Slate, shale, anti-syncline pair with complexly folded
    • Commonly dacites and with intrusions of ~NW-SE strike morphology
    andesites in the region granodiorite causing • Some folds can be • Folding due to regional
    some metamorphism traced for over 100km compression
    • High relief primarily • General NE motion
    from faulting opposed by the Putina
    Basic Geology of South Peru
    Arequipa Region
    Kenzie Day
    September 14, 2010

    Geology around Arequipa can be divided into four


    regions:
    1. Low hills and coastal region to the south-
    west (“lomas”)
    2. Inclined plains near the Vitor River
    3. The Caldera
    4. The mountains to the north

    Barchan dunes common to the plains region

    “Lomas” or sloping hills Inclined Plains


    • Made up primarily • Meet the lomas at
    of crystalline their mean
    sedimentary rock elevation 1,100m
    (i.e. sandstone) • End at the edge of
    • Marine deposits at the caldera at
    300m elevation 1,500m
    • Wave cut terraces • Sandstone base
    • Fosilliferous • Mostly an arid Mt. Misti as seen from Arequipa
    deposits desert grassland
    • Home to many Charcani Gneiss
    barchan dunes • Formed in the hills and to a lesser
    extend in the plains
    The Caldera Mountains
    • Made from granite intruding into
    • Formed ~50,000 • Part of the Andes
    years ago to the North and marine sedimentary rocks near the coast
    • Explosion of Mt North East • Pre-Cambrian
    Picchu Picchu • Mt. Misti – • Granite originating from the same
    • Rocks in the dormant cone magma to form the Northern Mountains
    region: diorite, volcano pictures
    granodiorite, on the right
    monzonite • Chachani
    Mountains –
    slightly shorter
    cluster of peaks
    north of Arequipa
    References:
    Allenby, R. J. Origin of the Bolivian Andean orocline: a geologic study utilizing Landsat and shuttle imaging
    radar. Tectonophysics. 1987.
    Jenks, William. Notas acerca de la geologia de la region de Arequipa. Arequipa, La Colmena. 1945.
    Newell, Norman. Geologic History of the Lake Titicaca Region, Peru. New York Acad Sciences, New York,
    NY. 1946.
    http://www.raingod.com/angus/Gallery/Photos/SouthAmerica/Peru/images/ArequipaDunes.jpg
    http://www.riantours.com/arequipa/ascension_misti_2days.htm
    http://0.tqn.com/d/geology/1/0/h/I/perumapthumb.gif

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