Structure and Cenozoic kinematics of the Eastern Cordillera, southern Bolivia (21 °S)

Tectonics

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1-1-1-24

  Müller, Joachim P ^a   Kley, Jonas ^b   Jacobshagen, Volker ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Back arc; Bolivia; Cenozoic evolution; Central Andes; Eastern Cordillera; Kinematics; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

CENOZOIC; CRUSTAL SHORTENING; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; FAULTING; KINEMATICS; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC ROTATION;

ANDES; BOLIVIA;

EID: 0036823033     PISSN: 02787407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001TC001340     Document Type: Article

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