Dextral transpression and deformation partitioninq in the liquiñe-ofqui fault zone, aisén, chile (44-45°s);Transpresión dextral y partición de la deformación en la zona de falla liquiñe-ofqui, aisén, chile (44-45°S)

Revista Geologica de Chile

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 3-22

  Arancibia, Gloria ^a   Cembrano, José ^b   Lavenu, Alain ^c  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Chile)

^b Institut de Recherche Pour le Développement IRD ex ORSTOM   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Ais n; Deformation partitioning; Dextral transpression and transtension; Fault Zone; Late Miocene Pliocene; North Patagonian Batholith; Post late Miocene

Indexed keywords

DUPLEX; FAULT ZONE; TECTONICS; TRANSPRESSION;

CHILE;

EID: 0033387272     PISSN: 07160208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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