Mesozoic magmatic and tectonic events within the andean plate boundary zone, 26°27°27°30′S, North Chile: Constraints from 40Ar/39Ar mineral ages

Journal of Geology

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 19-40

  Dallmeyer, R David ^a   Brown, Michael ^a,b   Grocott, John ^a,c   Taylor, Graeme K ^a,d   Treloar, Peter J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGON-40/ARGON-39 DATING; MAGMATISM; MESOZOIC; PLATE BOUNDARY; PLUTONISM; SUBDUCTION;

CHILE, ANDES;

EID: 0029750270     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/629799     Document Type: Article

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