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Energy and Mineral Potential of the Central American-Caribbean Region

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  • © 1995

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Editors:
  1. Ralph L. Miller
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  2. Gregorio Escalante

    1. San José, Costa Rica

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  3. John A. Reinemund

    1. U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, USA

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  4. Marion J. Bergin

    1. U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, USA

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Part of the book series: Circum-Pacific Council for Energy and Mineral Resources. Earth Science Series (CIRCUM-PACIFIC, volume 16)

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Table of contents (56 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XX
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  2. Overview

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Role of National Institutions and International Cooperation in the Development of the Geological Sciences in the Central American-Caribbean Region

      • Gabriel Dengo
      Pages 3-6

    3. The Known and Potential Resource Base for Economic Development in the Central American-Caribbean Region

      • Gregorio Escalante
      Pages 7-10

    4. Geodynamic Map of Costa Rica

      • Montero P. Walter, Paniagua P. Sergio, Kussmaul Siegfried, Rivier Francois
      Pages 11-17

    5. Central America and the North Caribbean: Resource Implications Inferred from Paleomagnetic Data and Plate Tectonic History

      • William D. MacDonald
      Pages 19-29

    6. The Status of Mineral Production in the Caribbean Basin Countries

      • Orlando Martino
      Pages 31-45

    7. Circum-Caribbean Sedimentary Basin Development and Timing of Hydrocarbon Maturation as a Function of Caribbean Plate Tectonic Evolution

      • James L. Pindell
      Pages 47-56

    8. The Human and Economic Losses of Selected Natural Disasters in Latin America, 1970–1987

      • Daniel B. Krinsley
      Pages 57-62

    9. Central American Resource Studies

      • Ed Van Eeckhout, Bill Laughlin
      Pages 63-67

  3. Petroleum Resources

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 69-69
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    2. Caribbean Region: Perspectives on Petroleum

      • Arthur A. Meyerhoff, Anthony E. L. Morris, Irfan Taner
      Pages 71-83

    3. Sedimentary Basins of Costa Rica: Late Mesozoic-Cenozoic Evolution and Hydrocarbon Potential

      • Allan Astorga, Jose A. Fernandez, Guillermo Barboza, Lolita Campos, Jorge Obando, Alvaro Aguilar et al.
      Pages 85-94

    4. An Integrated Geological and Geophysical Interpretation of the San Carlos Basin, Costa Rica

      • Lesmes E. Ballestero C., Mihaela M. Dobrinescu, Gerardo C. Jager, Ian R. Mayers
      Pages 95-103

    5. Preliminary Tectonic Outline of Northern Guatemala

      • Julio C. Franco A., Luis F. López, Miguel A. Carballo H.
      Pages 105-113

    6. The Cobán Formation in the Petén Basin, Guatemala

      • L. A. Wug, R. M. Matias, C. A. De Leon, J. S. De la Cruz
      Pages 115-121

    7. The Petroleum Potential of the Netherlands Antilles

      • Thomas E. Daly
      Pages 123-130

    8. Sedimentary Basins and Petroleum Potential of Puerto Rico

      • D. K. Larue, R. Torrini Jr.
      Pages 131-136

    9. An Oil and Gas Assessment of the U.S. Continental Slope in the Gulf of Mexico

      • George Carpenter, Pulak Ray
      Pages 137-141

    10. The Perpetual Mystery of Petroleum Migration

      • William H. Roberts III
      Pages 143-147
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Energy and Mineral Potential of the Central American-Caribbean Region is a compilation of the latest results in this area. It covers topics such as petroleum resources, coal resources, geothermal resources, metallic minerals, industrial minerals, hydrology and environmental problems, and geologic hazards. The volume is of special interest to scientists working in this region and to those who would like to obtain an overview of the resource potential.

Editors and Affiliations

  • San José, Costa Rica

    Gregorio Escalante

  • U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, USA

    John A. Reinemund, Marion J. Bergin

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