Neogene tectonics in the southernmost extreme of the Northern Patagonian Cordillera. La Plata-Fontana lakes basin (45°S);Tectónica neógena en el extremo sur de la Cordillera Patagónica Septentrional. Cuenca de los lagos la Plata y Fontana (45°S)

Revista de la Asociacion Geologica Argentina

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 201-208

  Folguera, Andres ^a   Ramos, Victor A ^a   Vieiro, Julio ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Mantle Anisotropy; Neotectonics; Patagonian Cordillera

Indexed keywords

BASIN ANALYSIS; GEOMETRY; MANTLE; NEOGENE; NEOTECTONICS; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY;

ARGENTINA; LA PLATA-FONTANA LAKES BASIN; PATAGONIA;

EID: 0142168417     PISSN: 00044822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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