Tertiary volcanism during extension in the Andean foothills of central Chile (33°15′-33°45′S)

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 115, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1523-1537

  Nyström, Jan Olov ^a   Vergara, Mario ^b   Morata, Diego ^b   Levi, Beatriz ^c  

^a SWEDISH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^c NONE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Andes; Chile; Extension; Geochemistry; Tertiary; Volcanism

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; BASALT; GEOCHEMISTRY; MELTING; ROCKS; TECTONICS;

INFERRED CULMINATION;

LITHOLOGY;

EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; GEOCHEMISTRY; LITHOLOGY; TECTONIC SETTING; TERTIARY; VOLCANISM;

ANDES; CHILE; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 1642562868     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/B25099.1     Document Type: Article

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