Convergence in the western margin of South America during the Cenozoic: Subduction of Nazca, Farallon and Aluk plates;Convergencia en el margen occidental de América del sur durante el Cenozoico: Subducción de las placas de Nazca, Farallón y Aluk

Revista de la Asociacion Geologica Argentina

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 797-809

  Somoza, Rubén ^a   Ghidella, Marta E ^b  

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

^b INSTITUTO ANTÁRTICO ARGENTINO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Convergence; Late cretaceous cenozoic; South america

Indexed keywords

CENOZOIC; CONVERGENT MARGIN; CRETACEOUS; DEFORMATION; MAGMATISM; NAZCA PLATE; RECONSTRUCTION; SUBDUCTION; TRENCH; TRIPLE JUNCTION; UPLIFT;

ANDES; CHILE; PATAGONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33846347284     PISSN: 00044822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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