Alluvial fan-lacustrine association in the fault tip end of a half-graben, northern Triassic Cuyo basin, western Argentina

Journal of South American Earth Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 253-265

  López Gamundí, Oscar R ^a   Astini, Ricardo A ^b  

^a CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Half graben; Lacustrine sedimentation; Triassic

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL FAN; BASIN FILL; GRABEN; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; TECTONIC SETTING; TRIASSIC;

ARGENTINA; CUYO BASIN; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 10644238872     PISSN: 08959811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsames.2004.06.004     Document Type: Article

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