Middle-Late Jurassic to early Cretaceous transtension and transpression during arc building in central Chile: Evidence from mafic dike swarms;Transtensión y transpresión del Jurásico Medio-Superior al Cretácico Inferior durante la construcción del arco magmático en Chile central: Evidencia a partir de enjambres de diques máficos

Andean Geology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 37-63

  Creixell, Christian ^a,c   Parada, Miguel Ángel ^a   Morata, Diego ^a   Vásquez, Paulina ^b   de Arce, Carlos Pérez ^c   Arriagada, César ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c SERVICIO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGÍA Y MINERÍA   (Chile)

Author keywords

Dike swarm; Jurassic; Magma emplacement; Magnetic fabrics; NW SE structures; Transpression; Transtension

Indexed keywords

BATHOLITH; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; DIKE SWARM; EMPLACEMENT; FOLIATION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; JURASSIC-CRETACEOUS BOUNDARY; LINEAMENT; MAFIC ROCK; MAGMATISM; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MESOZOIC; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; SHEAR ZONE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING; TRANSPRESSION; TRANSTENSION;

CHILE; COASTAL CORDILLERA;

EID: 79955689251     PISSN: 07187092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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