Distribution, timing, and causes of Andean deformation across South America

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 272, Issue , 2007, Pages 321-343

  Cobbold, Peter R ^a   Rossello, Eduardo A ^a,b   Roperch, Pierrick ^a,c   Arriagada, César ^a,d   Gómez, Luis A ^a,e   Lima, Claudio ^a,f  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c IRD UR 104 LMTG   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^e ECOPETROL S A   (Colombia)

^f CENPES   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDEAN OROGENY; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CRUSTAL THICKENING; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; GPS; NAZCA PLATE; OCEANIC LITHOSPHERE; PALEOCENE; PLATE MOTION; SEISMOLOGY;

BRAZIL; PATAGONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 34249813430     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2007.272.01.17     Document Type: Conference Paper

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