An autochthonous geological model for the eastern Andes of Ecuador

Tectonophysics

Volumn 399, Issue 1-4 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 251-278

  Pratt, Warren T ^a   Duque, Pablo ^b   Ponce, Miguel ^c  

^a Specialized Geological Mapping Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b ESCUELA POLITÉCNICA NACIONAL   (Ecuador)

^c International Minerals Corporation   (Ecuador)

Author keywords

Blue quartz; Cordillera Real; Ecuador; Hydrocarbons; Northern Andes; Strain partitioning; Subduction

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; QUARTZ; STRAIN PARTITIONING; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

ANDES; ECUADOR; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ARCHAEA; MICA;

EID: 17344366532     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2004.12.025     Document Type: Article

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