Provenance of eastern Magallanes foreland basin sediments: Heavy mineral analysis reveals Paleogene tectonic unroofing of the Fuegian Andes hinterland

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 229, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 64-74

  Zahid, Khandaker M ^a   Barbeau, David L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Drake passage; Scotia arc; Sediment provenance; SEM EDS; South America

Indexed keywords

DRAKE PASSAGE; SCOTIA ARC; SEDIMENT PROVENANCE; SEM-EDS; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; MINERALS; SILICATE MINERALS;

SEDIMENTOLOGY;

CRETACEOUS; DETRITAL DEPOSIT; FORELAND BASIN; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HEAVY MINERAL; MIOCENE; PALEOGENE; PROVENANCE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECTROMETRY; UNROOFING; ZIRCON;

CHILE; MAGALLANES;

EID: 77955088835     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2010.06.006     Document Type: Article

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