Volcanic evolution of the back-arc Pleistocene Payun Matru volcanic field (Argentina)

Journal of South American Earth Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 717-730

  Germa, A ^a   Quidelleur, X ^a   Gillot, P Y ^a   Tchilinguirian, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Andes; Back arc volcanism; Caldera; K Ar dating; Payun Matru; Pleistocene

Indexed keywords

BACKARC BASIN; CALDERA; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; IGNIMBRITE; LAVA FLOW; PLEISTOCENE; POTASSIUM-ARGON DATING; SHIELD VOLCANO; STRATOVOLCANO; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANISM;

ARGENTINA;

EID: 77951766299     PISSN: 08959811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsames.2010.01.002     Document Type: Article

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