Role of viscous plate coupling in the late Tertiary Andean tectonics

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2004, Pages

  Yánez, Gonzalo ^a   Cembrano, José ^b  

^a Corporacion Nacional del Cobre ^*  (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL NORTE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Andean; Tectonics; Viscous plate coupling

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENT MARGIN; CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; OROGENIC BELT; PLATE TECTONICS; TERTIARY; VISCOSITY;

EID: 2542475252     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (73)

1. Aberg, G., L. Aguirre, B. Levi, and J. Nystrom (1984), Spreading subsidence and generation of ensialic marginal basins: An example from the Early Cretaceous of central Chile, in Marginal Basin Geology: Volcanic and Associated Sedimentary and Tectonic Processes in Modern and Ancient Marginal Basins, edited by B. P. Kokelaar and M. F. Howells, Geol. Soc. Spec. Publ., 16, 185-193.
2. Allmendinger, R. W., D. Figueroa, D. Snyder, J. Beer, C. Mpodozis, and B. L. Isacks (1990), Foreland shortening and crustal balancing in the Andes at 30°S latitude, Tectonics, 9, 789-809.
3. Arriagada, C., P. Roperch, and C. Mpodozis (2000), Clockwise block rotations along the eastern border of the Cordillera de Domeyko, northern Chile (22°45'-23°30'S), Tectonophysics, 326, 153-171.
4. Arriagada, C., P. Roperch, C. Mpodozis, G. Dupont-Nivet, P. R. Cobbold, A. Chauvin, and J. Cortés (2003), Paleogene clockwise tectonic rotations in the forearc of central Andes, Antofagasta region, northern Chile, J. Geophys. Res., 108(B1), 2032, doi:10.1029/2001JB001598.
5. Baby, P., P. Rochat, G. Mascle, and G. Herail (1997), Neogene shortening contribution to crustal thickening in the back arc of the central Andes, Geology. 25, 883-886.
6. Beck, M. E., R. F. Burmester, R. E. Drake, and P. D. Riley (1994), A tale of two continents: Some tectonic contrasts between the central Andes and the North American Cordillera, as illustrated by their paleomagnetic signatures, Tectonics, 13, 215-224.
7. Bird, P. (1988), Formation of the Rocky Mountains, western United States: A continuum computer model, Science, 239, 1501-1507.
8. Bird, P., and K. Piper (1980), Plane-stress finite element models of tectonic flow in southern California, Phys. Earth Planet. Inter., 21, 158-175.
9. Brace, W. F., and D. L. Kohlstedt (1980), Limits on lithospheric stress imposed by laboratory experiments, J. Geophys. Res., 85, 6248-6252.
10. Cembrano, J., E. Schermer, A. Sanhueza, and A. Lavenu (2000), Along strike-variations in the nature and timing of deformation along an intraarc shear zone, the Liquiñe Ofqui fault zone, southern Chilean Andes, Tectonophysics, 319, 129-149.
11. Christensen, U. R. (1992), A Eulerian technique for thermomechanical modeling of lithospheric extension, J. Geophys. Res., 97, 2015-2036.
12. Daniel, A., N. J. Kusznir, and P. Styles (2001), Thermal and dynamic modeling of deep subduction of a spreadin center: Implications for the fate of the subducted Chile Rise, southern Chile, J. Geophys. Res., 106, 4293-4304.
13. David, C., D. Comte, J. Martinod, L. Dorbath, G. Hérail, C. Dorbath, and H. Haessler (2002), Intracontinental seismicity and neogene deformation of the Andean forearc in the region of Arica, (18.5°S-19.5°S), paper presented at Fifth International Symposium on Andean Geodynamics, Dep. de Geofis., Univ. de Chile, Toulouse, France.
14. Davies, J. H., and D. J. Stevenson (1992), Physical models of source region of subduction zone volcanics, J. Geophys. Res., 97, 2037-2070.
15. DeMets, C., et al. (1994), Effects of recent revisions to the geomagnetic reversal time scale on estimates of current plate motions, Geophys. Res. Lett., 21, 2191-2194.
16. Dewey, J. F., and P. Bird (1970), Mountain Belt and the new global tectonics, J. Geophys. Res., 75, 2625-2647.
17. Dewey, J. F., and S. H. Lamb (1992), Active tectonics of the Andes, Tectonophysics, 205, 79-95.
18. England, P. (1983), Constraints on extension of continental lithosphere, J. Geophys. Res., 88, 1145-1152.
19. England, P. C., and D. P. McKenzie (1982), A thin viscous sheet model for continental deformation, Geophys. J. R. Astron. Soc., 70, 295-321. (Correction to: A thin viscous sheet model for continental deformation, Geophys. J. R. Astron. Soc., 73, 523-532, 1983.)
20. Evans, B., and D. L. Kohlstedt (1995) Rheology of rocks, in Rock physics and phase relations, A handbook of physical constants, AGU Ref. Shelf, vol. 3, edited by T. J. Ahrens, pp. 148-165, AGU, Washington, D. C.
21. Froidevaux, C., and B. L. Isacks (1984), The mechanical state of the lithosphere in the Altiplano-Puna segment of the Andes, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 71, 305-314.
22. Gerya, T., B. Stöckhert, and A. L. Perhuck (2002), Exhumation of highpressure metamorphic rocks in a subduction channel: A numerical simulation, Tectonics, 21, 1-15.
23. González, G., J. Cembrano, D. Carrizo, A. Macci, and H. Schneider (2003), The link between forearc tectonics and Pliocene-Quaternary deformation of the Coastal Cordillera, northern Chile, J. S. Am. Earth Sci., 16, 321-342.
24. Gordon, R. G., and D. M. Jurdy (1986), Cenozoic global plate motions, J. Geophys. Res., 91, 12,389-12,406.
25. Gregory-Wodzicki, K. M. (2000), Uplift history of the central and northern Andes: A review, Geol. Soc. Am. Bull., 112, 1091-1105.
26. Gutscher, M. A. (2002), Andean subduction styles and their effect on thermal structure and interplate coupling, J. S. Am. Earth Sci., 15, 3-10.
27. Gutscher, M.-A., and S. M. Peacock (2003), Thermal models of flat subduction and the rupture zone of great subduction earthquakes, J. Geophys. Res., 108(B1), 2009, doi:10.1029/2001JB000787.
28. Gutscher, M. A., W. Spakman, H. Bijwaard, and E. R. Engdahl (1999), Geodynamics of flat slab subduction: Seismicity and tomographic constraints from the Andean margin, impact of the Carnagie Ridge collision, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 168, 255-270.
29. Gutscher, M. A., J. Malavieille, S. Lallemand, and J. Y. Collot (2000), Tectonic segmentation of the North Andean Margin: Impact, Tectonics, 19, 814-833.
30. Hindle, D., J. Kley, E. Klosko, S. Stein, T. Dixon, and E. Norambuena (2002), Consistency of geological and geodetic displacements during Andean orogenesis, Geophys. Res. Lett., 29, 1-4.
31. Holt, J. B. (1975), Thermal diffusivity of olivine, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 27, 404-408.
32. Isacks, B. L. (1988), Uplift of the Central Andes Plateau, and the bending of the Bolivian orocline, J. Geophys. Res., 93, 3211-3231.
33. Jarrard, R. D. (1986), Relations among subduction parameters, Rev. Geophys., 24, 217-284.
34. Jischke, M. D. (1975), On the dynamics of descending lithosphere plates and slip zones, J. Geophys. Res., 80, 4809-4813.
35. Jordan, T. E., and R. W. Allmendinger (1986), The Sierras Pampeanas of Argentina: A modern analogue of the Laramide deformation, Am. J. Sci., 286, 737-764.
36. Jordan, T. E., B. L. Isacks, V. Ramos, and R. W. Allmendinger (1983), Mountain building in the central Andes, Episodes, 3, 20-25.
37. Jordan, T., W. Burns, R. Veiga, F. Pángaro, P. Copeland, S. Kelley, and C. Mpodozi (2001), Extension and basin formation in the Southern Andes caused by increased convergence rate: A Mid-Cenozoic trigger for the Andes, Tectonics, 20, 308-324.
38. Katz, H. R. (1971), Continental margin in Chile: Is tectonic style compressional or extensional?, Am. Assoc. Pet. Geol. Bull., 55, 1753-1758.
39. Lamb, S., and L. Hoke (1997), Origin of the high plateau in the central Andes, Bolivia, South America, Tectonics, 16, 623-649.
40. Lavenu, A., and J. Cembrano, (1999), Compressional and transpressional stress pattern for the Pliocene and Quaternary (Andes of central and southern Chile), J. Struct. Geol., 21, 1669-1691.
41. McKenzie, D. P. (1967), Speculations on the consequences and causes of plate motions, Geophys. J. R. Astron. Soc., 18, 1-32.
42. McQuarrie, N. (2002a), The kinematic history of the central Andean foldthrust belt, Bolivia: Implications for building a high plateau, Geol. Soc. Am. Bull., 114, 950-963.
43. McQuarrie, N. (2002b), Initial plate geometry, shortening variations and evolution of the Bolivian Orocline, Geology, 30, 867-870.
44. Molnar, P., and P. England (1990), Temperatures, heat flux, and frictional stress near major thrust faults, J. Geophys. Res., 95, 4833-4856.
45. Mpodozis, C., and V. Ramos (1990), The Andes of Chile and Argentina, in Geology of the Andes and Its Relation to Hydrocarbon and Mineral Resources, Earth Sci. Ser., vol. 11, edited by G. E. Ericksen et al., pp. 59-90, Circum-Pac. Counc. for Energy and Miner. Resour., Houston, Tex.
46. Muller, J. P., J. Kley, and V. Jacobshagen (2002), Structure and Cenozoic kinematics of the eastern Cordillera, Tectonics, 21, 1-24.
47. Muñoz, N., and R. Charrier (1996), Uplift of the western border of the Altiplano on a west-vergent thrust system, northern Chile, J. S. Am. Earth Sci., 9, 171-181.
48. Parada, M. A., B. Levi, and J. O. Nystrom (1991), Geochemistry of the Triassic to Jurassic plutonism of central Chile (30-33°S); petrogenetic implications and tectonic discussion, in Andean Magmatism and Its Tectonic Setting, edited by R. S. Harmon and C. W. Rapela, Spec. Pap. Geol. Soc. Am., 265, 99-112.
49. Pardo, M., T. Monfret, E. Vera, A. Eisenberg, G. Yánez, and E. Triep (2003), Cambio en la subduccion de la placa de Nazca, de plana a inclinada, bajo Chile central y Argentina: Datos sismologicos preliminares, paper presented at 10th Congreso Geológico Chileno, Concepción, Chile.
50. Ramos, V. A. (1985), El Mesozoico de la alta cordillera de Mendoza: Reconstrucción tectonica de sus facies- Argentina, in Actas IV Chile Congreso Geologico Chileno, vol. 2, 104-118, Univ. del Norte, Antofagasta, Chile.
51. Ramos, V. A. (1988), The tectonics of the central Andes; 30° to 33°S latitude, in Processes in Continental Lithospheric Deformation, edited by S. Clark and D. Burchfiel, Spec. Pap. Geol. Soc. Am., 218, 31-54.
52. Ramos, V. A. (1989), Foothills structure in northern Magallanes Basin, Argentina, AAPG Bull., 73, 887-903.
53. Ranalli, G. (1995), Rheology of the Earth, 2nd ed., 413 pp., Chapman and Hall, New York.
54. Roperch, P., M. Fornari, G. Hérail, and G. Parraguez (2000), Tectonic rotations within the Bolivian Altiplano: Implications for the geodynamic evolution of the central Andes during the late Tertiary, J. Geophys. Res., 105, 795-820.
55. Rubio, E., M. Torne, E. Vera, and A. Diaz (2000), Crustal structure of the southernmost Chilean margin from seismic and gravity data, Tectonophysics, 323, 39-60.
56. Scholz, C. H., and J. Campos (1995), On the mechanism of seismic decoupling and back-arc spreading at subduction zones, J. Geophys. Res., 100, 22, 103-22,115.
57. Schult, F. R., and R. G. Gordon (1984), Root-mean-square velocities of the continents with respect to the hot spots since the early Jurassic, J. Geophys. Res., 91, 10,229-10,245.
58. Shreve, R. L., and M. Cloos (1986), Dynamics of sediment subduction, melange formation, and prism accretion, J. Geophys. Res., 91, 10,229-10,245.
59. Smith, W. H. F., and D. T. Sandwell (1994), Bathymetric prediction from dense satellite altimetry and sparse shipboard bathymetry, J. Geophys. Res., 99, 21,803-21,824.
60. Somoza, R. (1998), Upadated Nazca (Farallon)-South America relative motions during the last 40 Ma: Implication for mountain building in the central Andean region, J. S. Am. Earth Sci., 11, 211-215.
61. Stern, C. (1991), Role of subduction erosion in the generation of Andean magmas, Geology, 19, 78-81.
62. Stern, R. J. (2002), Subduction zones, Rev. Geophys., 40, 1-37.
63. Tebbens, S. F., and S. C. Cande (1997), Southeast Pacific tectonic evolution from early Oligocene to Present, J. Geophys. Res., 102, 12,061-12,084.
64. Turcotte, D. L., and G. Schubert (2002), Geodynamics: Applications of Continuum Physics to Geological Problems, 450 pp., John Wiley, Hoboken, N. J.
65. Uyeda, S., and H. Kanomari (1979), Back-arc opening and the mode of subduction, J. Geophys. Res., 84, 1049-1061.
66. von Huene, R., and C. R. Ranero (2003), Subduction erosion and basal friction along the sediment-starved convergent margin off Antofagasta, Chile, J. Geophys. Res., 108(B2), 2079, doi:10.1029/2001JB001569.
67. Wdowinski, S. (1992), Dynamically supported trench topography, J. Geophys. Res., 97, 17,651-17,656.
68. Wdowinski, S., and Y. Bock (1994). The evolution of deformation and topography of high elevated plateaus: 1. Model, numerical analysis, and general results, J. Geophys. Res., 99, 7103-7119.
69. Wdowinski, S., and R. J. O'Connell (1990), On the choice of boundary conditions in continuum models of continental deformation, Geophys. Res. Lett., 17, 2413-2416.
70. Yáñez, G., P. Gana, and R. Fernández (1998), Origen y significado geologico de la Anomalia Melipilla, Chile central, Rev. Geol. Chile, 25, 175-198.
71. Yáñez, G., C. R. Ranero, R. von Huene, and J. Diaz (2001), Magnetic anomaly interpretation across the southern central Andes (32°-34°): The role of the Juan Fernández Ridge in the late Tertiary evolution of the margin, J. Geophys. Res., 106, 6325-6345.
72. Yáñez, G., J. Cembrano, M. Pardo, C. Ranero, and D. Selles (2002), The Challenger-Juan Fernandez-Maipo major tectonic transition of the Nazca-Andean subduction system at 33-34°S: Geodynamic evidence and implications, J. S. Am. Earth Sci., 15, 23-38.
73. Zienkiewicz, O. C., and R. L. Taylor (1991), The Finite Element Method, vol. 2, Solid and Fluid Mechanics Dynamics and Non-linearity, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill, New York.