Structural evolution of a composite middle to lower crustal section: The Sierra de Pie de Palo, northwest Argentina

Tectonics

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Mulcahy, S R ^a,b   Roeske, S M ^c   McClelland, W C ^d   Jourdan, F ^e,f   Iriondo, A ^g   Renne, P R ^b,f   Vervoort, J D ^h   Vujovich, G I ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^e CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f BERKELEY GEOCHRONOLOGY CENTER   (United States)

^g CENTRO DE GEOCIENCIAS   (Mexico)

^h WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONICS;

ARC MAGMATISM; CAMBRIANS; CRUSTAL SHORTENING; DUCTILE SHEAR ZONE; DUCTILE THRUSTS; NORTHWEST ARGENTINA; ORDOVICIAN; OROGENS; PROGRESSIVE DEFORMATION; SHEAR ZONE; STRUCTURAL EVOLUTION; STRUCTURAL UNIT; SYNCONVERGENT EXTENSION; TERRANE ACCRETION;

METAMORPHIC ROCKS;

ACCRETION; CAMBRIAN; CRUSTAL SHORTENING; DEFORMATION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GONDWANA; ORDOVICIAN; OROGENY; PETROLOGY; SHEAR ZONE; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TERRANE;

ARGENTINA; PRECORDILLERA;

EID: 79551628853     PISSN: 02787407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009TC002656     Document Type: Article

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