A new Jurassic-Recent apparent polar wander path for South America and a review of central Andean tectonic models

Tectonophysics

Volumn 299, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 49-74

  Randall, Darren E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apparent polar wander; Central Andes; South America; Tectonic rotation

Indexed keywords

APPARENT POLAR WANDER PATH; BLOCK ROTATION; HOLOCENE; JURASSIC; TECTONICS;

SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 0032553813     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(98)00198-X     Document Type: Article

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