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Raasveldt, H.C., 1956. Fallas de rumbo en el nordeste de Colombia (Directional faults in the northeast of Colombia). Revista de Petroleros de Colombia, 7(34): 19-26.

Radovsky, B. and Iqubal, J., 1979. Geology of the North Soldado Field. 4th Latin American Geological congress, Trinidad: 759-769.

Raff, A., 1973a. Magnetic anomaly pattern of Site 145, Venezuelan Basin. In: N.T. Edgar, J.B. Saunders and and others (Editors), Initial Reports, DSDP, 15. U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC, pp. 1063-1066.

Raff, A.D., 1973b. Site 145. In: N.T. Edgar and J.B. Saunders (Editors), Leg 15: Initial Reports of the Deep Sea Drilling Project. US Government Printing Office, Washington D. C, pp. 1063-1066.

Ragusa, G., Falcon, R., Salazar, M. and Gonzales, G., 1994. Sequence analyses of the Barranquin and El Cantil formaiton south of the interior range of Eastern Venezuela. In: D. Perez de Mejia (Editor), Petroleum Exploration in the Subandean Basins. V Simposio Bolivariano. Venezuelan Geology Society, Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela, pp. 20-22.

Rajmin, E.P., 1973. Propiedades físicas de las rocas de las regiones metalíferas de Cuba (Physical properties of the rocks of the metaliferous regions of Cuba), Fondo Geológico, Ministerio Industria Básica, La Habana.

Ramana, K.V., 1993. Humid tropical expansive soils of Trinidad: Their geotechnical properties and areal distribution. Engineering Geology, 34(1-2): 27-44.

Ramanathan, R. and Garcia, E., 1991. Cretaceous paleography, foraminiferal biostratigraphy and paleoecology of the Belize Basin, Belize. In? (Editor), Transactions of the Second Geological Conference of the Geological Society of Trinidad & Tobago. pp. 203-211.

Rambarran, H., 1987. Significance of gravity segregation in heavy-oil distribution, Forest ''A''; Reservoir, Parrylands Field, Trinidad, West Indies. In: R.F. Meyer (Editor), Exploration for heavy crude oil and natural bitumen. American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin Studies in Geology. American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Tulsa, OK, pp. 281-291.

Ramírez-Escribano, O., 1973. Geologic and Geotechnical Study of a Strip of Land between Tilarán and Fortuna, Costa Rica. Senior thesis Thesis, Central American School of Geology, San José, Costa Rica, 87 pp.

Ramirez Herrera, M.T. and Urrutia Fucugauchi, J., 1999. Morphotectonic zones along the coast of the Pacific continental margin, southern Mexico. Geomorphology, 28(3-4): 237-250.

Ramirez, M.I. et al., 1998. Neotectonic structure and paleostress in south central Hispaniola. Transactions, 3rd Geological Conference of the Geological Society of Trinidad and Tobago/14th Caribbean Geological Conference, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, July 16-21, 1995: 214.

Ramon, J.C., Cobaleda, G., Oviedo, G., Gamboa, J. and I., T.J., 1994. Estimacion del regimen termal y generacion de hidrocarburos en el valle superior del Magdalena, Colombia (Estimates of the thermal regime and hydrocarbons generation in the upper Magdalena valley, Colombia). In: D. Perez de Mejia (Editor), Petroleum Exploration in the Subandean Basins. V Simposio Bolivariano. Venezuelan Geology Society, Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela, pp. 450-465.

Ramroop, C., 1986. Structure and composition of the "acoustic" basement of the North Coast Complex, Trinidad. In? (Editor), Transactions of the First Geological Conference of the Geological Society of Trinidad & Tobago. pp. 53-66.

Ramseyer, K. et al., 1997. Nature and origin of organic matter in carbonates from speleothems, marine cements and coral skeletons. Organic Geochemistry, 26(5/6): 361-378.

Ranero, C.R. and Sallares, V., 2004. Geophysical evidence for hydration of the crust and mantle of the Nazca Plate during bending at the north Chile Trench. Geology Boulder, 32(7): 549-552.

Ranero, C.R. and von Huene, R., 2000. Subduction erosion along the Middle America convergent margin. Nature (London), 404(6779): 748-755.

Ranero, C.R. et al., 2000. A cross section of the convergent Pacific margin of Nicaragua. Tectonics, 19(2): 335-357.

Rankin, D., 1984. Geology of the U.S. Virgin Islands, a progress report. 84-762, U.S. Geological Survey.

Rankin, D.W., 2002. Geology of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands (http://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/p1631/P1631-tag.pdf). 1631, U. S. Geological Survey.

Rao, R.P., 1982. Exploration in Belize gains momentum, Oil and Gas Journal, pp. 308, 312, 317-19.

Rao, R.P. and Ramanathan, R., 1988. Belize 1988-89 petroleum activity keyed to prices, Oil and Gas Journal, pp. 81-91.

Rasmussen, K.A. and Neumann, A.C., 1988. Holocene overprints of Pleistocene paleokarst: Bight of Abaco, Bahamas. In: N.P. James and P.W. Choquette (Editors), Paleokarst. Springer-Verlag, New York, pp. 132-148.

Ratcliffe, N.M., 1997. Bedrock geologic map of the Jamaica and part of the Townshend quadrangles, Windham and Bennington counties, Vermont. U. S. Geological Survey.

Ratschbacher, L., Riller, U., Meschede, M., Herrman, U. and Frisch, W., 1991. Second look at suspect terranes in southern Mexico. Geology, 19: 1233-1236.

Ratté, C.A., 1973. Mineralogy, host rock alteration, and fracture pattern at Mine Hill and Copper Mine Point, Virgin Gorda, British West Indies. Caribbean Journal of Science, 13: 1-2.

Raw, F., 1951. Supplement to the geological history and structure of eastern Jamaica. In: F. Raw (Editor), The Geology and Physiography of the Kingston District, Jamaica. Institute of Jamaica, Crown, London, pp. 76-91.

Rea, D.K. and Malfait, B.T., 1974. Geolgic evolution of the northern Nazca Plate. Geology, 2: 317.

Read, J.F., 1985. Carbonate platform facies models. American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, 69: 1-21.

Reagan, M.K. and Gill, J.B., 1989. Coexisting calcalkaline and high-niobium basalts from Turrialba volcano, Costa Rica: implications for residual titanates in arc magma sources. Journal of Geophysical Research, 94: 4619-4633.

Reagan, M.K., Morris, J.D., Herrstrom, E.A. and MurrellL, M.T., 1994. Uranium series an beryllim isotope evidence for an extended history of subduction modification of the mantle below Nicaragua. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 58(9): 4199-4212.

Reaxxd, H.H. and Watson, J., 1975. Introduction to Geology. Volume 2 Earth History. Part I: Early Stages of Earth History, 2. MacMillan, London, England, 221 pp.

Reblin, M.T., 1973. Regional gravity survey of the Dominican Republic. MS Thesis, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, 129 pp.

Rebora, M., 1994. Offshore S. Cuba-Quaternary lobsters and Eocene reefs, Oil and Gas Journal, pp. 76-80.

Recchi, D. and Miranda, R., 1977a. Calizas de las Planes-Guaniquita (Azuero), Ministerio de Hidrócarbons, Panamá City, Panamá.

Recchi, D. and Miranda, R., 1977b. Calizas de las Planes-Guaniquita (Tonosi), Ministerio de Hidrócarbons, Panamá City, Panamá.

Recchi, J., 1975. Paleografia Atlas Nacional de Panama (National Paleogeographic Atlas of Panama). Instituto Geografico Nacional, "Tommy Guardia", 128 pp.

Redfield, A.H., 1923. The petroleum possibilities of Honduras. Economic Geology, 18: 474-493.

Redmond, B., 1980. The Tertiary of the central Cordillera Septentrional, Transactions, Caribbean Geologic Conference, 9, Santo Domingo, pp. 199-210.

Redmond, B.T., 1982. Sedimentary processes and products an amber-bearing turbidite complex in the northern Dominican-Republic. PhD dissertation Thesis, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 495 pp.

Reed, A.H., 1966. Geology of the Bog Walk Quadrangle, Jamaica. Bulletin of the Jamaica Geological Survey, 6: 1-54.

Reed, D.L. and Silver, E.A., 1995. Sediment dispersal and accretionary growth of the north Panama deformed belt. In: P. Mann (Editor), Geologic and tectonic development of the Caribbean plate boundary in southern Central America. Geological Society of America Special Paper. Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, pp. 213-223.

Reed, D.L., Silver, E.A., Tagudin, J.E., Shipley, T.H. and Vrolijk, P., 1990. Relations between mud volcanoes, thrust deformation, slope sedimentation, and gas hydrate, offshore northern Panama. Marine and Petroleum Geology, 7: 44-54.

Reed, J.M., 1995. Probable Cretaceous-to-Recent rifting in the Gulf of Mexico basin: 2. An answer to Callovian salt deformation and distribution problems? Journal of Petroleum Geology, 18(1): 49-74.

Reeves, T.K.J., 1967. Geology of the Southern Half of the El Progreso Quadrangle, El Progreso, Guatemala. MA Thesis, Rice University, Houston, TX, 87 pp.

Reguera, J.L.C., 1998. The melanges of Sierra del Rosario, western Cuba; types and regional importance (Las melanges de Sierra del Rosario, Cuba occidental; tipos e importancia regional). Mineria y Geologia, 15(2): 3-9.

Rehman, J., Jones, B., Hagan, T.H. and Coniglio, M., 1994. The influence of sponge borings on aragonite-to-calcite inversion in Late Pleistocene strombus-gigas from Grand Cayman, British-West-Indies. Journal of Sedimentary Research Section A - Sedimentary Petrology and Processes, 64(2): 174-179.

Reichert, C., Barckhausen, U., Neben, S. and Ranero, C.R., 2000. Marine Geophysical Investigations Along the Active Convergent Margin Off Costa Rica - BGR Cruise BGR-99, Cruise Report. Arch. No. 0119.655, Bundesanstalt fur Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe, Hannover, Germany.

Reid, D.F., 1979. The Near-surface Distribution of Radium in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea: Temporal and Spatial Variability and Hydrographic Relationships. PhD Thesis, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 226 pp.

Reid, J., Plumley, P. and Schellekens, J., 1991. Paleomagnetic evidence for late Miocene counterclockwise rotation of north coast carbonate sequence, Puerto Rico. Geophysical Research Letters, 18: 319-324.

Reid, J.A., 1992. Paleomagnetism and rock magnetics of the middle Tertiary carbonate sequence, North Coast, Puerto Rico, with tectonic implications. MS Thesis, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, 117 with five appendices pp.

Reid, R.P., Carey, S.N. and Ross, D.R., 1996. Late quaternary sedimentation in the Lesser Antilles island arc. Geological Society of America Bulletin, 108(1): 78-100.

Reid, R.P. and Macintyre, I.G., 1988. Foraminiferal-algal nodules from the eastern Caribbean: Growth history and implications on the value of nodules as paleoenvironmental indicators. Palaios, 3(4): 424-435.

Reinhardt, E.G., Blenkinsop, J. and Patterson, R.T., 1999. Assessment of a Sr isotope vital effect (Sr-87/Sr-86) in marine taxa from Lee Stocking island, Bahamas. Geo - Marine Letters, 18(3): 241-246.

Reistoffer, A.F.J., 1994. Sequence stratigraphy of the lower Tertiary section of the Apure-Llanos Basin, Southwestern Venezuela. In: D. Perez de Mejia (Editor), Petroleum Exploration in the Subandean Basins. V Simposio Bolivariano. Venezuelan Geology Society, Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela, pp. 26-28.

Rendle, R.H. et al., 2000. Mineralogy and sedimentology of the Pleistocene to Holocene on the leeward margin of Great Bahama Bank Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program, scientific results, Bahamas Transect; covering Leg 166 of the cruises of the drilling vessel JOIDES Resolution, San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Balboa Harbor, Panama, sites 1003-1009, 17 February-10 April 1996. Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program, Scientific Results, 166: 61-76.

Renne, P., J.M. Mattinson, C.W. Hatten, M.L. Somin, G. Millán, E. Linares., 1989. Confirmation of Late Proterozoic age of the Socorro complex of North central Cuba from Ar/Ar and U/Pb dating. Resumenes y Programa Primer Congreso Cubano de Geología: 118.

Renne, P.R., 1991. Appendix: 40AR/39AR data and thermochronologic implications for a block from the Jagua Clara melange of the Rio San Juan Complex. In: P. Mann, G. Draper and J. Lewis (Editors), Geologic and Tectonic Development of the North America-Caribbean Plate Boundary in Hispaniola. Geological Society of America Special Paper. Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, pp. 91-95.

Renne, P.R. et al., 1989. 40Ar/39Ar and U-Pb evidence for late Proterozoic(Grenville-age) continental crust in north-central Cuba and regional tectonic implications. Precambrian Research, 42: 325-341.

Renne, P.R., Scott, G.R., Doppelhammer, S.K., Linares Cala, E. and Hargraves, R.B., 1991. Discordant mid-Cretaceous paleomagnetic pole from the Zaza terrane of central Cuba. Geophysical Research Letters, 18: 455-458.

Renz, H.H., 1942. Stratigraphy of northern South America, Trinidad and Barbados. Proceedings of the 8th American Scientist Congress, 4: 513-571.

Renz, H.H., 1948. Stratigraphy and fauna of the Agua Salada Group, State of Falcon, Venezuela. Memoirs of the Geological Society of America, 32: 1-219.

Renz, H.H. et al., 1958. The Eastern Venezuelan Basin. In: L.G. Weeks (Editor), Habitat of Oil. Symposium of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists. American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Tulsa, OK, pp. 551-600.

Renz, O., 1959. Estratigrafía del Cretáceo en Venezuela (The Cretaceous stratigraphy of Venezuela). Boletín de Geología, 5: 3-48.

Renz, O., 1960. Geología de la parte sureste de la Peninsula de la Guajira (Republica de Venezuela) [Geology of the southeast part of the Guajira Peninsula (Republic of Venezuela)]. 3rd Venezuelan Geological Congress, Special Publication, 3: 317-374.

Renz, O., 1981. Venezuela. In: R.A. Reyment and P. Bengstone (Editors), Aspects of Mid-Cretaceous Regional Geology. Academic Press, New York, pp. 197-220.

Renzoni, G., 1985a. Mapa Fotogeologico de la Plancha 191-Boyaca (1:100,000) (Photo-geologic Map of the Plancha 191-Boyaca (1:100,000)). Colombia Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Geologico-Mineras.

Renzoni, G., 1985b. Paleoambientes de la Formacion Tambor en la Quebrada Puiananes (Paleoenvironments of the Tambor Formation in the Puiananes Ravine). In: F. Etayo-Serna and F. Laverde-M (Editors), Proyecto Cretcico, Contribuciones. Publicaciones Geologicas Especiales del Ingeominas, Bogota, Colombia, pp. 18.

Renzoni, G., 1985c. Paleoambientes de la formaciones Arcabuco y Cumbre de la Cordillera de los Cobardes (Paleoenvironment of the Arcabuco and Cumbre formations of the Cordillera de los Cobardes). In: F. Etayo-Serna and F. Laverde-M (Editors), Proyecto Cretacico, Contribuciones. Publicaciones Geologicas Especiales del Ingeorninas, Bogota, Colombia, pp. 14.

Renzoni, G., Rosas, H. and Etayo, F., 1989. Restauracion de la seccion geologica Caqueza-Puente Quetame: Moderna interpretacion estructural del flanco este de la Cordillera Oriental (Restoration of the Caqueza-Puente Quetame geologic section: Modern structural interpretation of the east flank of the Cordillera Oriental). Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogota, Colombia, 57 pp.

Requejo, A.G., Wielchowsky, C.C., Klosterman, M.J. and Sassen, R., 1994. Geochemical characterization of lithofacies and organic facies in Cretaceous organic-rich rocks from Trinidad, East Venezuela Basin. Organic Geochemistry, 22(3-5): 441-459.

Resig, J.M., 1981. Biogeography of benthic foraminifera of the northern Nazca plate and adjacent continental margin. In? (Editor)? Geological Society of America Memoir 154. Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, pp. 619-665.

Restrepo-Pace, P.A., Ruiz, J., Gehrels, G.E. and Cosca, M., 1997. Geochronology and Nd isotopic data of Grenville-age rocks in the Colombian Andes: New constraints for late Proterozoic-early Paleozoic paleocontinental reconstructions of the Americas. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 150(3-4): 427-441.

Restrepo, J.F., 1987. A Geochemical Investigation of Pleistocene to Recent Calc-Alkaline Igneous in Western Panamá. MS Thesis, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, 103 pp.

Restrepo, J.J. and Toussaint, J.F., 1988. Terranes and continental accretion in the Colombian Andes. Episodes, 11: 189-193.

Restrepo, P.A., 1995. Late Precambrian to Early Mesozoic Tectonic Evolution of the Colombian Andes, Based on New Geochronological Geochemical and Isotopic Data. PHD Thesis, University of Arizona, 195 pp.

Reuning, L., Reijmer, J.J.G. and Betzler, C., 2002. Sedimentation cycles and their diagenesis on the slope of a Miocene carbonate ramp (Bahamas, ODP Leg 166). In: J.J.G. Reijmer (Editor), Carbonate margin development (Bahama Transect, ODP Leg 166). Marine Geology. Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands, pp. 121-142.

Révillon, S., Arndt, N.T., Hallot, E., Kerr, A.C. and Tarney, J., 1999. Petrogenesis of picrites from the Caribbean Plateau and the North Atlantic magmatic province. Lithos, 49(1-4): 1-21.

Révillon, S. et al., 2002. Heterogeneity of the Caribbean plateau mantle source: Sr, O and He isotopic compositions of olivine and clinopyroxene from Gorgona Island. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 205(1-2): 91-106.

Révillon, S., Hallot, E., Arndt, N.T., Chauvel, C. and Duncan, R.A., 2000. A complex history for the Caribbean plateau: Petrology, geochemistry, and geochronology of the Beata Ridge, south Hispaniola. Journal of Geology, 108(6): 641-661.

Reyes, J.P., 1994. Estratigrafia do secuencias y potenciales trampas estratigraficas en el area del Meta-Llanos orientales de Colombia (Stratigraphy of sequences and potential stratigraphic traps in the Meta-Llanos area of eastern Colombia)). In: D. Perez de Mejia (Editor), Petroleum Exploration in the Subandean Basins. V Simposio Bolivariano. Venezuelan Geology Society, Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela, pp. 122-146.

Reynaud, C., Jaillard, E., Lapierre, H., Mamberti, M. and Mascle, G.H., 1999. Oceanic plateau and island arcs of southwestern Ecuador: Their place in the g eodynamic evolution of northwestern South America. Tectonophysics, 307(3-4): 235-254.

Reynolds, J.H., 1977. Tertiary Volcanic Stratigraphy of Northern Central America. Master's Thesis, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire? pp.

Reynolds, J.H., 1980. Late Tertiary volcanic stratigraphy of northern Central America. Bulletin of Volcanology, 43: 601-607.

Reynolds, J.H., 1987. Timing and sources of Neogene and Quaternary igneous in south-central Guatemala. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 33: 9-22.

Rial, M.J.A., 1976. Seismic Wave Transmission Across the Caribbean Plate: High Attenuation on Concave Side of Lesser Antilles Island Arc. Master's Thesis, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI? pp.

Richards, H.G., 1963. Stratigraphy of earliest Mesozoic sediments in southeastern Mexico and western Guatemala. Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, 47: 1861-1870.

Richardson, M.D., Briggs, K.B., Bowles, F.A. and Tietjen, J.H., 1995. A depauperate benthic assemblage from the nutrient-poor sediments of the Puerto Rico Trench. Deep - Sea Research Part I - Oceanographic Research Papers, 42(3): 351-364.

Richardson, M.D., Lavoie, D.L. and Briggs, K.B., 1997. Geoacoustic and physical properties of carbonate sediments of the Lower Florida Keys. Geo - Marine Letters, 17(4): 316-324.

Richerson, 1990. Petrogenesis of La Yeguada Volcanic Complex, Western Panamá, Via Both Differentiation and Partial Melting. MS Thesis, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, 133 pp.

Rigassi-Studer, D., 1961. Quelques vues nouvelles sur la geologie Cubaine (Some new views concerning the Cuban geology). Chronique des Mines et de la Recherche y Miniere, 29: 3-7.

Rigassi-Studer, D., 1963. Sur la geologie de la Sierra de los Organos (Cuba) (Concerning the geology of the Sierra de los Organos (Cuba)). Arch. Sci. Phys. et Naturelles (Geneve), l6: 339-350.

Rigassi-Studer, D., 1977a. The geology of the Sierra de los Organos, Cuba. In: P.H. Mattson (Editor), West Indies Island Arcs. Benchmark Papers in Geology 33. Dowden, Hutchinson and Ross, Philadelphia, PA, pp. 120-133.

Rigassi-Studer, D., 1977b. New views of Cuban geology. In: H. Mattson (Editor), West Indies Island Arcs. Benchmark Papers in Geology. Dowden, Hutchinson and Ross, Philadelphia, PA, pp. 134-150.

Rigassi, D., 1961. Some new views on Cuban geology. In: P.H. Mattson (Editor), West Indies Island Arcs. Benchmark Papers in Geology. Dowden, Hutchinson, and Ross, Strtoudsburg, PA, pp.?

Rigatti, V. et al., 1998. A 3D seismic volume of a major buried thrust front, foredeep to emergent thrust sheets, Quiriquire Block; platform for improved exploration and production, Eastern Venezuela Basin. Bulletin - Houston Geological Society, 41(1): 16-21.

Rigaud, J.G. and Pierre-Louis, F., 1980. Potential petrolier d'Haiti, Presentations/Trans. du ler Colloque sur la Geologie d'Haiti, Prot-au-Prince, pp. 13-23.

Rigby, J.K. and Roberts, H.H., 1976. Geology, reefs and marine communities of Grand Cayman Island, B.W.I. Brigham Young University, Geology Studies, Special Publications, 4: 1-95.

Righter, K., Carmichael, I.S.E., Becker, T.A. and Renne, P.R., 1995. Pliocene-quaternary volcanism and faulting at the intersection of the Gulf of California and the Mexican Volcanic Belt. Geological Society of America Bulletin, 107(5): 612-626.

Rinaldi, M., Rull, V. and Schubert, C., 1990. Paleoecologic analysis of a storm in the Gran Sabana (Santa Cruz de Mapauri), Venezuela: Preliminary results (Análisis paleoecológico de una turbera en la Gran Sabana (Santa Cruz de Mapaurí), Venezuela: resultados preliminares). Acta Cient. Venezolana, 41: 66-68.

Rinaldi, M. and Schubert, C., 1991. Paleoclimatic aspects and possible relation with the human occupation in the Gran Sabana, Guayana Shield, Venezuela: Preliminary report (Aspectos paleoclimáticos y posible relación con la ocupación humana en la Gran Sabana, Escudo de Guayana, Venezuela: informe preliminar). Antropológica, 75-76: 127-140.

Rine, J.M., 1983. Sedimentary Analysis of the Lisama Formation (Paleocene) in the Las Monas area, Santander Province, Colombia. 1089, Empresa Colombiana de Petroleos (ECOPETROL, Bogota, Colombia).

Ritche, A.W. and Finch, R.C., 1985. Widespread Jurassic strata on the Chortis Block of the Caribbean Plate. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 17: 700-701.

Ritchie, A.W., 1975. Geology of the San Juan Sacatepéquez Quadrangle. PhD dissertation Thesis, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 119 pp.

Ritchie, A.W., 1976. Jocotán fault -- possible western extension, Informe y trabajos técnicos presentados en la IV Reunión de Geólogos de América Central. Publicaciones Geológicas del ICAITI, pp. 52-55.

Ritchie, A.W. and McDowell, F.W., 1979. K-Ar ages of plutonic and volcanic rocks from the volcanic highlands of Guatemala northwest of Guatemala City. Isochron/West(25): 3-4.

River, F., 1985. Geologic cross section from the Pacific across Costa Rica. Geological Magazine of Central America, 2?

Rivier, F., 1985. Sección geologíca del Pacifico al Atlantico á través de Costa Rica (Pacific-Atlantic geologic section across Costa Rica). Revista Geologica de America Central, 2: 23-32.

Rivier, F. and Calvo, C., 1988. Tertiary of the southern Valle Central: Stratigraphic section of the Cerro Caraigres, San José Province, Costa Rica. Geological Magazine of Central America, 9?

Roberts, H.H., 1977. Field guidebook to the reefs and geology of Grand Cayman Island, B.W.I. Atlantic Reef Committee, University of Miami, Miami, 45 pp.

Roberts, H.H. and Murray, S.P., 1983. Controls on reef development and the terrigenous-carbonate interface on a shallow shelf, Nicaragua (Central America). Coral Reefs, 2: 71-80.

Roberts, R.H., 1944a. Manganese deposits in Costa Rica. U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin, 935: 387-408.

Roberts, R.J., 1944b. Manganese deposits in Costa Rica. U.S. Geologic Survey Bulletin, 935-H: 387-414.

Roberts, R.J. and Irving Earl, M., 1957. Mineral Deposits of Central America. Geological Survey Bulletin, 1034: 28-195.

Robertson, D.R. and Glynn, P.W., 1977. Field guidebook to the reefs of San Blas Islands, Panama. Atlantic Reef Committee, University of Miami, Miami, 16 pp.

Robertson, P., 1986. Strike-slip Faulting in the Vicinity of Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies, and Its Tectonic Significance. Master's Thesis, University of Houston, Houston, TX, unknown p. pp.

Robertson, P. and Burke, K., 1989. Evolution of southern Caribbean Plate boundary, vicinity of Trinidad and Tobago. American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, 73(4): 490-509.

Robertson, P., Burke, K. and Wadge, G., 1986. Structure of the Melajo clay near Arima, Trinidad, and strike-slip motion in the El Pilar fault zone. In? (Editor), Transactions of the First Geological Conference of the Geological Society of Trinidad & Tobago. pp. 21-33.

Robertson, R.E.A., 1995. An assessment of the risk from future eruptions of the Soufriere volcano of St. Vincent, West Indies. Natural Hazards, 11(2): 163-191.

Robertson, R.E.A. and Jackson, T., 2002. Field Guide to St. Vincent - Field Trip #4, 16th Caribbean Geological Conference, June 16th-21st, 2002, Barbados, West Indies - Field Guides. Government Printing Department, Barbados, West Indies, pp. 117-142.

Robin, C., Monzier, M., Hall, M. and Eissen, J.P., 1995. Mojanda Volcano (Ecuador): Two contemporaneous volcanoes with distinct eruptive dynamics, development and geochemical characteristics. Comptes Rendus de L Academie Des Sciences Serie II Fascicule A - Sciences de La Terre et Des Planetes, 321(12): 1111-1118.

Robins, N.S., Lawrence, A.R. and Cripps, A.C., 1990. Problems of ground-water development in small volcanic islands in the eastern Caribbean. In: J.H. Krishna, V. Quinones Aponte, F. Gomez Gomez and G. Morris (Editors), Proceedings of the International symposium on Tropical hydrology and Fourth Caribbean Islands water resources congress. American Water Resources Association Technical Publication Series. American Water Resources Association, pp. 257 267.

Robinson, E., 1958a. The Buff Bay beds and low Layton volcanics. Geonotes, 1: 66-71.

Robinson, E., 1958b. The younger rocks of St. James and Trelawny. Geonotes, 1: 15-17.

Robinson, E., 1960. Observations in the elevated and modern reef formations of the St. Ann coast. Geonotes, 3: 18-22.

Robinson, E., 1962. Lower Tertiary conglomerates and shales. In? (Editor), Synopsis of the Geology of Jamaica. Geological Survey Department, Kingston, Jamaica, pp. 21-24.

Robinson, E., 1964. Orogenesis in Jamaica. Geonotes, 6: 48- 51.

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