Magnetic anomaly interpretation across the southern central Andes (32°-34°S): The role of the Juan Fernández Ridge in the late Tertiary evolution of the margin

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 106, Issue B4, 2001, Pages 6325-6345

  Yáñez, Gonzalo A ^a,c   Ranero, César R ^b   Von Huene, Roland ^b   Díaz, Juan ^b,d  

^a SERVICIO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGÍA Y MINERÍA   (Chile)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^c SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

^d PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE VALPARAÍSO   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; MAGNETIC ANOMALY; SEAFLOOR SPREADING; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TERTIARY;

ANDES; JAN FERNANDEZ RIDGE; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 0034959329     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jb900337     Document Type: Article

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