Structural interplay between plutons during the construction of a batholith (Cerro Aspero batholith, Sierras de Córdoba, Argentina)

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 834-849

  Pinotti, Lucio ^a,b   Tubía, José M ^b   D'Eramo, Fernando ^a   Vegas, Néstor ^b   Sato, Ana M ^c   Coniglio, Jorge ^a   Aranguren, Aitor ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^c National University of La Plata Centro de Investigaciones Geologicas   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Magnetic fabric; Pluton coalescence; Sierras Pampeanas; Synmagmatic deformation

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC FABRIC PATTERN; PLUTON; SIERRAS PAMPEANAS;

CRYSTALLIZATION; DEFORMATION; GRANITE; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

BATHOLITH; COALESCENCE; DEFORMATION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; MAGMATISM; MAGNETIC FABRIC; MICROSTRUCTURE; PLUTON;

ARGENTINA; SIERRAS PAMPEANAS; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33744928115     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2006.02.004     Document Type: Article

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