Crustal lineament control on magmatism and mineralization in northwestern Argentina: geological, geophysical, and remote sensing evidence

CJ Chernicoff, JP Richards, EO Zappettini - Ore Geology Reviews, 2002 - Elsevier
The relationship between long-lived deep crustal lineaments and the locations of magmatic
centers and associated mineral deposits has been investigated in the Puna region of …

The Pampean flat-slab of the Central Andes

VA Ramos, EO Cristallini, DJ Pérez - Journal of South American earth …, 2002 - Elsevier
Late Cenozoic Andean deformation in the Pampean segment of Argentina and Chile (27°
00′–33° 30′ S) provides an exceptional opportunity to study the orogenic effects of flat …

Deformation of the central Andean upper plate system—Facts, fiction, and constraints for plateau models

O Oncken, D Hindle, J Kley, K Elger, P Victor… - The Andes: Active …, 2006 - Springer
We quantitatively analyse the spatial pattern of deformation partitioning and of temporal
accumulation of deformation in the Central Andes (15–26° S) with the aim of identifying …

Andean copper province: Tectonomagmatic settings, deposit types, metallogeny, exploration, and discovery

RH Sillitoe, J Perelló - 2005 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The Andes, in particular their central parts, have been known as a preeminent Cu province
for more than 100 years and have been the source of many innovative metallogenic …

Formation of internally drained contractional basins by aridity‐limited bedrock incision

ER Sobel, GE Hilley, MR Strecker - Journal of Geophysical …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Low internal relief, aridity, and internal drainage characterize the Puna‐Altiplano Plateau
and the Tibetan Plateau and the Tarim basin. Structurally, these areas are reverse fault …

Style and history of Andean deformation, Puna plateau, northwestern Argentina

I Coutand, PR Cobbold, M de Urreiztieta, P Gautier… - …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Topographically, the Puna plateau of northwestern Argentina is the southern continuation of
the Bolivian Altiplano. Its thickening and consecutive uplift result from the Andean orogeny …

Mechanical controls on collision-related compressional intraplate deformation

PA Ziegler, JD Van Wees, S Cloetingh - Tectonophysics, 1998 - Elsevier
Intraplate compressional features, such as inverted extensional basins, upthrust basement
blocks and whole lithospheric folds, play an important role in the structural framework of …

Paleogene building of the Bolivian Orocline: Tectonic restoration of the central Andes in 2‐D map view

C Arriagada, P Roperch, C Mpodozis, PR Cobbold - Tectonics, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Using available information on the magnitude and age of tectonic shortening, as well as
paleomagnetically determined tectonic rotations, we have run a series of 2‐D map view …

Google Earth: a new geological resource

RJ Lisle - Geology today, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Since its release in June 2005, Google Earth has been bringing satellite images of our
planet into our homes, or at least to those homes with broadband connections. Computer …

Cenozoic crustal thickening, wrenching and rifting in the foothills of the southernmost Andes

M Diraison, PR Cobbold, D Gapais, EA Rossello… - Tectonophysics, 2000 - Elsevier
The southernmost Andes form an orocline, between the Patagonian cordillera, trending N–
S, and the Fueguian cordilleras, trending E–W. On the foreland side is the Magellan Basin …