Cenozoic subsurface stratigraphy and structure of the Salar de Atacama Basin, northern Chile

Journal of South American Earth Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 122-146

  Jordan, T E ^a   Mpodozis, C ^b,c   Munoz N ^b   Blanco, N ^c   Pananont, P ^a   Gardeweg, M ^c,d  

^a Institute for the Study of the Continents   (United States)

^b SIPETROL SA   (Chile)

^c SERNAGEOMIN   (Chile)

^d NONE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Andes; Basin evolution; Cenozoic; Forearc; South America; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

BASIN EVOLUTION; CENOZOIC; CONTINENTAL ARC; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; FOREARC BASIN; INVERSION TECTONICS; STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONIC SETTING;

ANTOFAGASTA; CHILE; SALAR DE ATACAMA BASIN; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33847394131     PISSN: 08959811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsames.2006.09.024     Document Type: Article

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