Early Carboniferous sub- to mid-alkaline magmatism in the Eastern Sierras Pampeanas, NW Argentina: A record of crustal growth by the incorporation of mantle-derived material in an extensional setting

Gondwana Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 992-1008

  Alasino, P H ^a,b   Dahlquist, J A ^b,c   Pankhurst, R J ^d   Galindo, C ^e   Casquet, C ^e   Rapela, C W ^f   Larrovere, M A ^a,b   Fanning, C M ^g  

^a Centro Regional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Transferencia Tecnologia   (Argentina)

^b INGeReN CENIIT UNLaR   (Argentina)

^c CICTERRA CONICET UNC   (Argentina)

^d BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^e INSTITUTO DE GEOCIENCIAS   (Spain)

^f National University of La Plata Centro de Investigaciones Geologicas   (Argentina)

^g AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Early Carboniferous; Sierras Pampeanas; Sub to mid alkaline magmatism; Tectonic switching; Western Gondwana margin

Indexed keywords

A-TYPE ROCK; CARBONIFEROUS; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MAGMATISM; MANTLE SOURCE; PLAGIOCLASE; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

EID: 84866014829     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2011.12.011     Document Type: Article

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