Geochronology of the late Pliocene to recent volcanic activity in the Payenia back-arc volcanic province, Mendoza Argentina

Journal of South American Earth Sciences

Volumn 37, Issue , 2012, Pages 191-201

  Gudnason, Jónas ^a   Holm, Paul Martin ^a   Søager, Nina ^a   Llambías, Eduardo J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

40Ar 39Ar; Back arc; Geochronology; Mendoza; Payenia; Volcanism

Indexed keywords

ARGON-ARGON DATING; ASTHENOSPHERE; BACKARC BASIN; GEOCHRONOLOGY; MAGMA; PLATEAU; PLIOCENE; PLIOCENE-PLEISTOCENE BOUNDARY;

ARGENTINA; COLORADO RIVER [ARGENTINA]; MENDOZA;

EID: 84861739963     PISSN: 08959811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsames.2012.02.003     Document Type: Article

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