Low-temperature thermochronology in the Peruvian Central Andes: Implications for long-term continental denudation, timing of plateau uplift, canyon incision and lithosphere dynamics

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 167, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 803-815

  Gunnell, Yanni ^a   Thouret, Jean Claude ^b   Brichau, Stéphanie ^c   Carter, Andy ^d   Gallagher, Kerry ^e  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^c Environmental Research Observatory (ORE) HYBAM Centre IRD d'Ile de France   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANYON; DENUDATION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GEOTHERMAL GRADIENT; HEATING; INCISED VALLEY; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; LOW TEMPERATURE; MAGMATISM; MIOCENE; OROGENY; PLATEAU; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC SETTING; THERMOCHRONOLOGY; UPLIFT;

ANDES; CORDILLERA OCCIDENTAL [ANDES]; PERU;

EID: 77954290044     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/0016-76492009-166     Document Type: Article

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