A geological and geophysical crustal section across the Magallanes-Fagnano fault in Tierra del Fuego

Journal of South American Earth Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 1 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 99-109

  Tassone, A ^a   Lippai, H ^a   Lodolo, E ^b   Menichetti, M ^c   Comba, A ^a   Hormaechea, J L ^d   Vilas, J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OCEANOGRAFIA E DI GEOFISICA SPERIMENTALE OGS   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

^d Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Gravity; Magnetic; Tierra del Fuego; Transtensive tectonics

Indexed keywords

FAULT;

SOUTH AMERICA; TIERRA DEL FUEGO [(ARC) SOUTH AMERICA]; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 22944485645     PISSN: 08959811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsames.2004.12.003     Document Type: Article

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