The kinematic and geodynamic significance of the Atacama fault zone, northern Chile

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1990, Pages 243-257

  Scheuber, Ekkehard ^a   Andriessen, Paul A M ^b  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b ZWO Laboratorium voor Isotopen Geologie ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAULTING; MAGMATIC ARC STRUCTURE; OBLIQUE SUBDUCTION; SHEAR ZONE; TECTONICS;

CHILE, ATACAMA FAULT ZONE;

GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS--CHILE; GEOPHYSICS; KINEMATICS;

ATACAMA FAULT ZONE; GEODYNAMICS; GEOLOGICAL FAULTS; NORTHERN CHILE;

GEOLOGY;

EID: 0025199630     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0191-8141(90)90008-M     Document Type: Article

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