Fueguian Andes foreland fold and thrust belt: Structure and growth strata;Estructura y estratos de crecimiento en la faja plegada y corrida de los Andes fueguinos

Revista Geologica de Chile

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2002, Pages

  Ghiglione, Matías C ^a   Ramos, Victor A ^b   Cristallini, Ernesto O ^b  

^a CENTRO AUSTRAL DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS CADIC CONICET   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Austral foreland basin; Growth strata; Restoration of growth folds; Tierra del Fuego; Wedge top

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; FOLD AND THRUST BELT;

ANDES; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 23144453054     PISSN: 07160208     EISSN: 0717618X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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