Tectono-magmatic response to major convergence changes in the North Patagonian suprasubduction system; the Paleogene subduction-transcurrent plate margin transition

Tectonophysics

Volumn 509, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 218-237

  Aragón, Eugenio ^a,b,k   D'Eramo, Fernando ^c   Castro, Antonio ^d   Pinotti, Lucio ^c   Brunelli, Daniele ^e,f   Rabbia, Osvaldo ^g   Rivalenti, Giorgio ^e   Varela, Ricardo ^a,b   Spakman, Wim ^h   Demartis, Manuel ^c   Cavarozzi, Claudia E ^a,b   Aguilera, Yolanda E ^b,i   Mazzucchelli, Maurizio ^e   Ribot, Alejandro ^a,j  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Argentina)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^f ISMAR CNR   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^h UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

ⁱ Direccion de Aplicación de Imágenes Satelitarias M O S P   (Argentina)

^j Universidad Provincial del Sudoeste   (Argentina)

^k UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE RÍO NEGRO   (Argentina)

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Author keywords

Andes; Subduction transform transition; Synextensional calc alkaline; Tectonic inversion; Transcurrent plate margin; Uplift

Indexed keywords

SEISMIC WAVES; WAVE PROPAGATION;

ANDES; SUBDUCTION-TRANSFORM TRANSITION; SYNEXTENSIONAL CALC-ALKALINE; TRANSCURRENT PLATE MARGIN; UPLIFT;

TECTONICS;

BACKARC BASIN; CONTINENTAL ARC; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CRUSTAL SHORTENING; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FOREARC BASIN; IGNIMBRITE; MAGMATISM; NAZCA PLATE; SEISMOTECTONICS; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC PLATE; TECTONIC SETTING; UPLIFT; VOLCANISM;

ANDES; PATAGONIA;

EID: 80051692346     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2011.06.012     Document Type: Article

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