Using geochemistry to establish the igneous provenances of the Neogene continental sedimentary rocks in the Central Depression and Altiplano, Central Andes

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 166, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 157-183

  Pinto, Luisa ^a   Hérail, Gérard ^b   Moine, Bernard ^c   Fontan, François ^c   Charrier, Reynaldo ^a   Dupré, Bernard ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b Environmental Research Observatory (ORE) HYBAM Centre IRD d'Ile de France   (France)

^c Paul Sabatier CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Altiplano; Central Depression; Clinopyroxene; Geochemistry; Neogene; Source rock

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; MINERALOGY; NEOGENE; PROVENANCE; SEDIMENTARY ROCK;

ALTIPLANO; ANDES; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 1842731967     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2003.12.002     Document Type: Article

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