Can cosmic ray exposure dating reveal the normal faulting activity of the Cordillera Blanca Fault, Peru?

Revista de la Asociacion Geologica Argentina

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 536-544

  Siame, Lionel L ^a   Sébrier, Michel ^b   Bellier, Oliver ^a   Bourles, Didier ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Cordillera Blanca; Cosmic ray exposure dating; Fault escarpment

Indexed keywords

COSMIC RAY; DATING METHOD; DISPLACEMENT; ESCARPMENT; NORMAL FAULT; SEISMICITY; SLIP RATE;

CORDILLERA BLANCA; CORDILLERA OCCIDENTAL [PERU]; PERU; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 46249104368     PISSN: 00044822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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