Pre-Andean and Andean-Age Deformation in the Eastern Cordillera of Southern Bolivia

Journal of South American Earth Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-19

  Kley, J ^a,b   Muller J ^b   Tawackoli, S ^b   Jacobshagen, V ^b   Manutsoglu, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDEAN OROGENY; BALANCED CROSS SECTION; CRUSTAL SHORTENING; DEFORMATION; THRUSTING;

BOLIVIA, ANDES;

EID: 0043137726     PISSN: 08959811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0895-9811(97)00001-1     Document Type: Article

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