Geophysical study of the Valle Fértil lineament between 28°45'S and 31°30'S: Boundary between the Cuyania and Pampia terranes

Gondwana Research

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1117-1132

  Introcaso, Antonio ^a   Martínez, Myriam P ^a,b   Giménez, Mario E ^a,b   Ruiz, Francisco ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO DE FÍSICA ROSARIO   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN JUAN   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Cuyania Pampia terranes; Gravity; Isostasy; Magnetometry; Valle F rtil lineament

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; CRUSTAL THICKNESS; GEOPHYSICAL METHOD; GRAVIMETRY; MAGNETOMETER; MOHO; NAZCA PLATE; SEISMIC DATA; TERRANE; TOPOGRAPHY;

EID: 5444250895     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1342-937X(05)71088-1     Document Type: Article

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