The Loncopué Trough: A Cenozoic basin produced by extension in the southern Central Andes

Journal of Geodynamics

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 287-295

  Folguera, Andrés ^a   Rojas Vera, Emilio ^a   Bottesi, Germán ^b   Zamora Valcarce, Gonzalo ^b   Ramos, Victor A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b YPF S A   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Cenozoic extension; Southern Central Andes; Synextensional sedimentation

Indexed keywords

BASIN EVOLUTION; CENOZOIC; DEPOCENTER; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; MIOCENE; NORMAL FAULT; OROGENY; PLIOCENE; SEDIMENTATION; SUBDUCTION;

ANDES;

CURA;

EID: 77249108258     PISSN: 02643707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jog.2010.01.009     Document Type: Article

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