Geochronology and petrochemistry of Late Cretaceous-(?) Paleogene volcanic sequences from the eastern central Patagonian Cordillera (45°-45° 40'S)

Revista Geologica de Chile

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3-21

  Demant, Alain ^a   Suárez, Manuel ^b   De la Cruz, Rita ^b  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b SERVICIO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGÍA Y MINERÍA   (Chile)

Author keywords

K Ar ages; Patagonian Andes; Petrochemistry; Upper cretaceous; Volcanism

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; MINERALOGY; PETROLOGY; VOLCANIC ROCKS; VOLCANOES;

CRETACEOUS; EMPLACEMENT; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; LAVA DOME; MINERALOGY; PALEOGENE; PETROLOGY; POTASSIUM-ARGON DATING; VOLCANIC ROCK; VOLCANISM; VOLCANOLOGY;

ANDES; CORDILLERA CENTRAL [ANDES]; PATAGONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

MOURIRI DOMINGENSIS;

EID: 34248379608     PISSN: 07160208     EISSN: 0717618X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0716-02082007000100001     Document Type: Article

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