Geophysical modeling and structure of Ushuaia Pluton, Fuegian Andes, Argentina

Tectonophysics

Volumn 476, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 436-449

  Peroni, Javier Ignacio ^a   Tassone, Alejandro Alberto ^a   Menichetti, Marco ^b   Cerredo, María Elena ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

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

Author keywords

Magnetic modeling; Pluton emplacement; Strike slip activity; Tierra del Fuego

Indexed keywords

AEROMAGNETIC DATA; ARGENTINA; CENOMANIAN; CENTRAL ZONE; FAULT SYSTEM; GEOPHYSICAL MODELING; GEOPHYSICAL MODELS; LATE CRETACEOUS; LOWER CRETACEOUS; MAGNETIC MODELING; MODELING RESULTS; NEW MODEL; NORMAL FAULTS; PLUTON EMPLACEMENT; SOUTH AMERICA; STRIKE-SLIP ACTIVITY; TIERRA DEL FUEGO;

GEOPHYSICS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

SEDIMENTARY ROCKS;

ALBIAN; CENOMANIAN; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; DEFORMATION; EMPLACEMENT; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; MAGNETIC METHOD; NORMAL FAULT; PLUTON; POTASSIUM-ARGON DATING; ROCK MICROSTRUCTURE; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT;

ARGENTINA; SOUTH AMERICA; TIERRA DEL FUEGO [(PRV) ARGENTINA]; USHUAIA BAY;

EID: 70349777272     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2009.07.016     Document Type: Article

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