Cenozoic forearc basin sediments in Southern Peru (15-18°S): Stratigraphic and heavy mineral constraints for Eocene to Miocene evolution of the Central Andes

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 237, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 55-72

  Decou, A ^a   von Eynatten, H ^a   Mamani, M ^a,b   Sempere, T ^c,d   Worner G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTO GEOLÓGICO MINERO Y METALÚRGICO   (Peru)

^c OBSERVATOIRE MIDI PYRÉNÉES   (France)

^d INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Amphibole; Andes; Cenozoic, provenance analysis; Fe Ti oxide; Geochemistry; Heavy minerals

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLE; ANDES; CENOZOIC; FE-TI OXIDE; HEAVY MINERALS;

ABLATION; ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; SEA LEVEL; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SILICATE MINERALS; STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONICS; VOLCANIC ROCKS; VOLCANOES;

MINERALS;

AMPHIBOLE; CENOZOIC; CONGLOMERATE; CRUSTAL THICKENING; FOREARC BASIN; GEOCHEMISTRY; HEAVY MINERAL; IRON OXIDE; ISLAND ARC; PROVENANCE; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SEDIMENTATION; SILICICLASTIC DEPOSIT; SOURCE ROCK; STRATIGRAPHY; TITANIUM; UPLIFT; VOLCANIC ROCK;

ALTIPLANO; ANDES; CHILE; COASTAL CORDILLERA; CORDILLERA OCCIDENTAL [ANDES]; MOQUEGUA; PERU;

EID: 79953163760     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2011.02.004     Document Type: Article

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