Structural geology of the Fuegian Andes and Magallanes fold-and-thrust belt - Tierra del Fuego Island

Geologica Acta

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 19-42

  Menichetti, M ^a   Lodolo, E ^b   Tassone, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OCEANOGRAFIA E DI GEOFISICA SPERIMENTALE OGS   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Andes; Fuengian Andes; Neotectonics; Structural geology; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

BASIN EVOLUTION; CENOZOIC; DEFORMATION; EMPLACEMENT; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FORELAND BASIN; MESOZOIC; NEOTECTONICS; OROGENY; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; SUBSIDENCE; TECTONIC STRUCTURE; VOLCANISM;

ARGENTINA; FUEGIAN ANDES; SOUTH AMERICA; TIERRA DEL FUEGO [(PRV) ARGENTINA];

EID: 46649107538     PISSN: 16956133     EISSN: 16965728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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