Geology and petrology of a deep crustal zone from the Famatinian paleo-arc, Sierras de Valle Fértil and La Huerta, San Juan, Argentina

Journal of South American Earth Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 258-279

  Otamendi, J E ^a,e   Vujovich, G I ^b,e   de la Rosa, J D ^c   Tibaldi, A M ^a,e   Castro, A ^c   Martino, R D ^d,e   Pinotti, L P ^a,e  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^e Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Diorite; Famatinian; Gabbro; Granodiorite; Magmatic arc; Tonalite

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLE; CAMBRIAN; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; EMPLACEMENT; FRACTIONAL CRYSTALLIZATION; GABBRO; MAFIC ROCK; MAGMATISM; MANTLE SOURCE; ORDOVICIAN; PARENT BODY; PETROGENESIS; PETROLOGY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TRACE ELEMENT;

ARGENTINA; LA RIOJA [ARGENTINA]; SAN JUAN [ARGENTINA]; SIERRA DE FAMATINA; SIERRA DE LA HUERTA; SIERRA DE VALLE FERTIL; SIERRAS PAMPEANAS; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 67349112380     PISSN: 08959811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsames.2008.11.007     Document Type: Article

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