Subandean thrust and fold belt of northwestern Argentina: Geometry and timing of the Andean evolution

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 965-985

  Echavarria, L ^a,b   Hernandez R ^c   Allmendinger, R ^b   Reynolds, J ^d  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c XR Consultants   (Argentina)

^d Brevard College   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; SHALE;

THRUST BELT;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; FOLD AND THRUST BELT; HYDROCARBON ENTRAPMENT; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

ANDES; ARGENTINA;

EID: 0042630992     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/01200300196     Document Type: Article

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