Early evolution of the proto-andean margin of South America

Geology

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 707-710

  Rapela, C W ^a   Pankhurst, R J ^b   Saavedra, J ^c   Galindo, C ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

^b British Antarctic Survey   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y AGROBIOLOGÍA DE SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACK-ARC BASIN; CONTINENTAL COLLISIONS; EARLY CAMBRIANS; PERALUMINOUS; PRECORDILLERA; SIERRAS PAMPEANAS; SILURIAN-DEVONIAN; SOUTH AMERICA;

GEOLOGY;

BACKARC BASIN; CAMBRIAN; CONTINENTAL ARC; CONTINENTAL COLLISION; OROGENY; PLATE TECTONICS; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TERRANE;

ANDES; ARGENTINA; SIERRAS PAMPEANAS; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 84874975822     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1998)026<0707:EEOTPA>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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