Structural variability at the active continental margin off southernmost Chile

Journal of Geodynamics

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 289-307

  Polonia, A ^a   Brancolini, G ^b   Torelli, L ^c   Vera, E ^d  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OCEANOGRAFIA E DI GEOFISICA SPERIMENTALE OGS   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONIC SETTING;

CHILE;

EID: 0033050218     PISSN: 02643707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-3707(98)00003-9     Document Type: Article

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