Digital Geologic Cartography and Geochronologic Database of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt and Adjoining Areas

We present the first interactive digital geologic map of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt (TMVB). The area covered by the cartography span 10° of Longitude (106°- 96° W) and 2°45’ of Latitude (19°-21°45’ N). The geology has been compiled in ArcGIS through an interpretation of all the information ava...

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Main Authors: Luca Ferrari, Teresa Orozco-Esquivel, Mario Navarro, Penélope López-Quiroz, Laura Luna
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Published: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) 2018-04-01
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Online Access:https://terradigitalis.igg.unam.mx/html/ojs3/index.php/terra_digitalis/article/view/34
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Teresa Orozco-Esquivel
Mario Navarro
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Laura Luna
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description We present the first interactive digital geologic map of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt (TMVB). The area covered by the cartography span 10° of Longitude (106°- 96° W) and 2°45’ of Latitude (19°-21°45’ N). The geology has been compiled in ArcGIS through an interpretation of all the information available in the literature and integrated with our own geologic mapping. Published maps were digitized from printed copies; when possible, the location of features with clear morphological expression was corrected using digital elevation models within the GIS. The map includes 36 geologic units, faults, volcanic vents, and calderas. The informal geologic units used in the compilation are chronostratigraphic and lithologic and were designed to emphasize the main volcanic episodes that make up this volcanic province. The age assignment for each unit has been cross-checked with a geochronologic database that includes 2009 ages, which can be displayed on the map with access to their attributes. Lithology of each polygon has been also checked against a large geochemical database compiled from the literature.
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spelling doaj-art-5d89c3d81b564306801e7a89e53e27ba2025-08-20T02:15:15ZengUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)Terra Digitalis2594-06942018-04-012110.22201/igg.terradigitalis.2018.1.34Digital Geologic Cartography and Geochronologic Database of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt and Adjoining AreasLuca Ferrari0Teresa Orozco-Esquivel1Mario Navarro2Penélope López-Quiroz3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2703-4510Laura Luna4Centro de Geociencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Campus UNAM Juriquilla, Queretaro, 76230, MexicoCentro de Geociencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Campus UNAM Juriquilla, Queretaro, 76230, MexicoCentro de Geociencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Campus UNAM Juriquilla, Queretaro, 76230, MexicoCentro de Geociencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Campus UNAM Juriquilla, Queretaro, 76230, Mexico<Instituto de Geología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, México City, 04510, Mexico We present the first interactive digital geologic map of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt (TMVB). The area covered by the cartography span 10° of Longitude (106°- 96° W) and 2°45’ of Latitude (19°-21°45’ N). The geology has been compiled in ArcGIS through an interpretation of all the information available in the literature and integrated with our own geologic mapping. Published maps were digitized from printed copies; when possible, the location of features with clear morphological expression was corrected using digital elevation models within the GIS. The map includes 36 geologic units, faults, volcanic vents, and calderas. The informal geologic units used in the compilation are chronostratigraphic and lithologic and were designed to emphasize the main volcanic episodes that make up this volcanic province. The age assignment for each unit has been cross-checked with a geochronologic database that includes 2009 ages, which can be displayed on the map with access to their attributes. Lithology of each polygon has been also checked against a large geochemical database compiled from the literature. https://terradigitalis.igg.unam.mx/html/ojs3/index.php/terra_digitalis/article/view/34Central MexicoTrans-Mexican Volcanic BeltDigital geologic map
spellingShingle Luca Ferrari
Teresa Orozco-Esquivel
Mario Navarro
Penélope López-Quiroz
Laura Luna
Digital Geologic Cartography and Geochronologic Database of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt and Adjoining Areas
Terra Digitalis
Central Mexico
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Digital geologic map
title Digital Geologic Cartography and Geochronologic Database of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt and Adjoining Areas
title_full Digital Geologic Cartography and Geochronologic Database of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt and Adjoining Areas
title_fullStr Digital Geologic Cartography and Geochronologic Database of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt and Adjoining Areas
title_full_unstemmed Digital Geologic Cartography and Geochronologic Database of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt and Adjoining Areas
title_short Digital Geologic Cartography and Geochronologic Database of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt and Adjoining Areas
title_sort digital geologic cartography and geochronologic database of the trans mexican volcanic belt and adjoining areas
topic Central Mexico
Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt
Digital geologic map
url https://terradigitalis.igg.unam.mx/html/ojs3/index.php/terra_digitalis/article/view/34
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