Paleomagnetism and geochemistry from the Upper Cretaceous Tres Picos Prieto locality (43°S), Patagonian Plateau Basalts;Paleomagnetismo y geoquímica en la localidad de Tres Picos Prieto (43°S), Cretácico Superior, Basaltos de Plateau de Patagonia

Andean Geology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 53-66

  Zaffarana, Claudia Beatriz ^a   Lagorio, Silvia Leonor ^b   Somoza, Rubén ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Servicio Geologico Minero Argentino   (Argentina)

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

Author keywords

Argentina; Geochemistry; Late Cretaceous; Paleomagnetism; Patagonian Plateau Basaltic Province

Indexed keywords

BASALT; CRETACEOUS; GEOACCUMULATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; INTRAPLATE PROCESS; LAVA; MAGMATISM; OUTCROP; PALEOMAGNETISM; PETROGENESIS; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC SETTING;

ARGENTINA; PATAGONIA;

EID: 84859343358     PISSN: 07187092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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