Paleogene building of the Bolivian Orocline: Tectonic restoration of the central Andes in 2-D map view

Tectonics

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Arriagada, C ^a   Roperch, Pierrick ^b,c   Mpodozis, C ^d   Cobbold, P R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^d Antofagasta Minerals SA   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKARC BASIN; BLOCK ROTATION; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CRUSTAL SHORTENING; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FOREARC BASIN; OROGENIC BELT; PALEOGENE; TECTONIC RECONSTRUCTION; TECTONIC ROTATION;

ANDES; CORDILLERA ORIENTAL [ANDES]; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 62149147265     PISSN: 02787407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008TC002269     Document Type: Article

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