Strain accumulation controls failure of a plate boundary zone: Linking deformation of the Central Andes and lithosphere mechanics

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2012, Pages

  Oncken, O ^a   Boutelier, D ^b   Dresen, G ^a   Schemmann, K ^c  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c STATOIL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Andes; deformation analysis; localization; plateau formation; weakening

Indexed keywords

COALESCENCE; TECTONICS;

ANDES; DEFORMATION ANALYSIS; LOCALIZATION; PLATEAU FORMATION; WEAKENING;

DEFORMATION;

CENOZOIC; DEFORMATION; FAULT SLIP; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MIOCENE; OROGENY; PLATE BOUNDARY; PLATE CONVERGENCE; SLIP RATE; STRAIN;

ALTIPLANO; ANDES; PUNA;

EID: 84871659811     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012GC004280     Document Type: Article

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