Crustal-scale structural architecture in central Chile based on seismicity and surface geology: Implications for Andean mountain building

Tectonics

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Farías, Marcelo ^a,b   Comte, Diana ^a   Charrier, Reynaldo ^a   Martinod, Joseph ^b   David, Claire ^a,b   Tassara, Andrés ^a,c   Tapia, Felipe ^a   Fock, Andrés ^a,d  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^d SQM Salar SA   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDEAN OROGENY; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; CRUSTAL THICKENING; DEFORMATION; PLATE CONVERGENCE; PLATE TECTONICS; SUBDUCTION ZONE;

ANDES; CHILE;

EID: 77954618583     PISSN: 02787407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009TC002480     Document Type: Article

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