Geophysical evidence for an extensive Pie de Palo Complex mafic-ultramafic belt, San Juan, Argentina

Journal of South American Earth Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 325-332

  Chernicoff, Carlos J ^a,b   Vujovich, Graciela I ^a,c   van Staal, Cees R ^d  

^a Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas   (Argentina)

^b Servicio Geologico Minero Argentino   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^d GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aeromagnetics; Grenvillian mafic ultramafic belt; Sierra de Pie de Palo

Indexed keywords

AEROMAGNETIC SURVEY; DIP; GRENVILLIAN OROGENY; MAFIC ROCK; MAGNETIC ANOMALY; NUMERICAL MODEL; OUTCROP; SUTURE ZONE; TECTONIC RECONSTRUCTION; THRUST; ULTRAMAFIC ROCK; UPLIFT;

ARGENTINA; SAN JUAN [ARGENTINA]; SIERRA DE PIE DE PALO; SIERRAS PAMPEANAS; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 70450222328     PISSN: 08959811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsames.2009.04.014     Document Type: Article

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