Upper oligocene conglomerates of the Altiplano, Central Andes: The record of deposition and deformation along the margin of a Hinterland basin

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 80, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 750-762

  Leier, Andrew L ^a   Mcquarrie, Nadine ^b   Horton, Brian K ^c   Gehrels, George E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^d University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; DEPOSITS; FLOODS; LANDFORMS; SEDIMENTS; SILICATE MINERALS; ZIRCON; ZIRCON DEPOSITS;

CRUSTAL DEFORMATIONS; DETRITAL ZIRCON; FINE-GRAINED MATERIAL; FLOODPLAIN DEPOSITS; FLUVIAL CHANNELS; FOLD-THRUST BELTS; INITIAL DEPOSITIONS; PALEOZOIC STRATA;

SEDIMENTATION;

ALLUVIAL FAN; CONGLOMERATE; CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; DEPOSITION; FLOODPLAIN; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; FOLD AND THRUST BELT; OLIGOCENE;

ALTIPLANO; ANDES;

EID: 84864411360     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/jsr.2010.064     Document Type: Article

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