Cenozoic provenance history of synorogenic conglomerates in western Argentina (Famatina belt): Implications for Central Andean foreland development

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 119, Issue 5-6, 2007, Pages 609-622

  Dávila, Federico M ^a   Astini, Ricardo A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Basin analysis; Broken foreland; Central Andes; Conglomerates; Provenance; Sierras Pampeanas

Indexed keywords

PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PROVENANCE ANALYSIS; SYNOROGENIC CONGLOMERATES FACIES;

METAMORPHIC ROCKS; PETROLOGY; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; TECTONICS; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

STRATIGRAPHY;

BASIN EVOLUTION; CENOZOIC; CONGLOMERATE; FAULTING; FORELAND BASIN; PROVENANCE; SUBDUCTION;

ANDES; ARGENTINA; SIERRAS PAMPEANAS; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 34249017253     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: 00167606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/B26007.1     Document Type: Article

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