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Vol. 21 No. 2 (2021)
Julio - Diciembre

ARTICULOS DE REVISION

Chronostratigraphy of the Aburrá Valley, in Colombia: A review

https://doi.org/10.19053/1900771X.v21.n2.2021.14267

Published 2022-05-21

Santiago Noriega-Londoño
Universidad EAFIT, Departamento de Ciencias de la Tierra, Medellín, Colombia

Mateo Arboleda-Giraldo
Universidad EAFIT, Departamento de Ciencias de la Tierra, Medellín, Colombia

Sergio A. Restrepo-Moreno
Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Departamento de Geociencias y Medio Ambiente, Medellín, Colombia

María Isabel Marín-Cerón
Universidad EAFIT, Departamento de Ciencias de la Tierra, Medellín, Colombia

Abstract

The Aburrá Valley (VA), located in the Central Cordillera of Colombia, is covered by extensive surface formations of various types. These deposits record the morphodynamic response of different tectonic and erosive processes, controlled by humid tropical climatic conditions and recent geodynamic activity of the Northern Andes. This contribution presents a review of the state of the art of the chronostratigraphy of the surface formations of the VA, as a tool to quantify the geomorphological processes responsible for the conformation and evolution of the VA. The compiled data cover an interval
from the late Pliocene to the late Holocene, recording the response of the landscape to the last phase of the Andean Orogeny. This review highlights the need to produce new chronological and stratigraphic data in the Quaternary, as a basis for understanding landscape evolution models, and hence procure a coherent approach to hazard assessment studies, risk management strategies and land use planning, particularly in the context of large urban centers of the Andean region.

Keywords

Medellín-Porce River, Surficial formations, Hillslope deposits, Quaternary geochronology, Central Mountain, Colombian Andes

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Author Biography

Santiago Noriega-Londoño

Ingeniero geólogo, candidato a doctor en Ciencias de la Tierra. Universidad EAFIT.

Mateo Arboleda-Giraldo

Geólogo, Estudiante de maestría en ciencias de la tierra, Universidad EAFIT.

Sergio A. Restrepo-Moreno

Geólogo, Universidad Nacional de Colombia (1994). PhD Geología Geografía University of Florida - USA (2009). Posdoctorado Smithsonian Institution - USA (2010-2011). Postdoctorado National Science Foundation - USA (2012). Profesor Asociado Departamento de Geociencias y Medio Ambiente Universidad Nacional de Colombia - Colombia (2014-Presente). Investigador Adjunto Center for Isotope Geoscience University of Florida - USA (2012-Presente). Becario Explorer National Geographic Society - USA (2018-Presente).

María Isabel Marín-Cerón

Ingeniera geóloga, doctora en Ciencias de la Tierra y Medioambientales. Profesora del Departamento de Ciencias de la Tierra, Universidad EAFIT. Líder de la línea de geología ambiental y sostenibilidad.

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