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What is Caribbean Lithosphere (CALOR) research group?

CALOR is an international research group whose investigation focuses on a multidisciplinary approach to the understanding of the processes and environments in which (paleo-) subduction zones of the  caribbean plate form. More precisely we investigate the magmatic, metamorphic and ore-deposit records of (paleo-) subduction zones of Cuba, Dominican Republic and Central Cordillera of Colombia.

They are key regions for the understanding of Caribbean-North America and -South America plate interactions. The geological development of the Caribbean region is largely controlled by a number of subduction zones that formed along its margins from the break-up of Pangea during the Jurassic until Present.

Research themes associated with the group include:

• Origin and evolution of Caribbean ophiolites
• Petrogenesis of Caribbean ophiolitic chromitites
• Origin and evolution of Caribbean Cretaceous volcanic arc
• Petrogenesis of serpentinite-matrix and -blocks from the Antillean subduction channel
•  Mineral deposits of the Greater Antilles and their plate tectonic settings of formation

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