Geodynamic reconstructions of the South America-Antarctica plate system

Journal of Geodynamics

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 43-60

  Vérard, Christian ^a   Flores, Kennet ^a   Stampfli, Gérard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Antarctic Peninsula; Drake Passage; Geodynamic reconstructions; Patagonia; Plate tectonics; Powell Basin; Sandwich Island Sea; Scotia Sea; Slab window

Indexed keywords

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; COLLISION ZONE; CONTINENTAL BREAKUP; GEODYNAMICS; GONDWANA; HEAT FLUX; JURASSIC; MAGMATISM; MID-OCEAN RIDGE; OCEANIC CRUST; SLAB; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC PLATE; TECTONIC RECONSTRUCTION; TRANSPRESSION;

ANTARCTIC PENINSULA; ANTARCTICA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; DRAKE PASSAGE; FALKLAND PLATEAU; PATAGONIA; POWELL BASIN; SCOTIA SEA; SOUTHERN OCEAN; TIERRA DEL FUEGO [(ARC) SOUTH AMERICA]; WEDDELL SEA; WEST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 80052561053     PISSN: 02643707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jog.2011.07.007     Document Type: Article

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