Neogene magmatic expansion and mountain building processes in the southern Central Andes, 36-37°S, Argentina

Journal of Geodynamics

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 81-94

  Spagnuolo, Mauro G ^a   Litvak, Vanesa D ^a   Folguera, Andres ^a   Bottesi, Germán ^b   Ramos, Victor A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b YPF ^*  (Argentina)

Author keywords

Arc widening; Miocene; Southern Andes; Volcanism

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; DEFORMATION; EOCENE; EXHUMATION; FAULT; FISSION TRACK DATING; IGNIMBRITE; ISLAND ARC; LAVA; MAGMATISM; MIOCENE; MOUNTAIN REGION; OLIGOCENE; SLAB; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; VOLCANIC ROCK; VOLCANISM;

ANDES; ARGENTINA;

EID: 80555123049     PISSN: 02643707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jog.2011.07.004     Document Type: Article

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