Miocene-Quaternary structural evolution of the Uyuni-Atacama region, Andes of Chile and Bolivia

Tectonophysics

Volumn 471, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 114-135

  Tibaldi, A ^a   Corazzato, C ^a   Rovida, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Andes; Bolivia; Chile; Fault; Fold; Tectonic phases

Indexed keywords

ANDES; BOLIVIA; CHILE; FAULT; FOLD;

GRAVITATION; SPONTANEOUS EMISSION; STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONICS;

PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

DEFORMATION; FOLD; GRAVITY; MIOCENE; NORMAL FAULT; QUATERNARY; STRATIGRAPHY; STRESS; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONIC STRUCTURE; VOLCANISM;

ANDES; BOLIVIA; CHILE; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 67349175238     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2008.09.011     Document Type: Article

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