Pre-Andean deformation of the Precordillera southern sector, southern Central Andes

Geosphere

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 219-239

  Giambiagi, Laura ^a   Mescua, José ^a   Bechis, Florencia ^b   Martínez, Amancay ^c   Folguera, Alicia ^d  

^a INSTITUTO ARGENTINO DE NIVOLOGÍA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE RÍO NEGRO   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN LUIS   (Argentina)

^d Servicio Geologico Minero Argentino   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDEAN OROGENY; CRUSTAL SHORTENING; DEFORMATION; FOLD AND THRUST BELT; KINEMATICS; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING;

ANDES; PRECORDILLERA;

CUYANA;

EID: 79952848938     PISSN: 1553-040     EISSN: 1553040X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/GES00572.1     Document Type: Article

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