[HTML][HTML] Andean mountain building since the Late Cretaceous: A paleoelevation reconstruction

LM Boschman - Earth-Science Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Mountain building in the Andes, the longest continental mountain range on Earth, started in
the Late Cretaceous but was highly diachronous. Reconstructing the timing of surface uplift …

[HTML][HTML] Coupled tectonic evolution of Andean orogeny and global climate

R Armijo, R Lacassin, A Coudurier-Curveur… - Earth-Science …, 2015 - Elsevier
The largest tectonic relief breaking the Earth's surface (13 km vertically) is at the subduction
margin of the Andes, which generates routinely megathrust earthquakes (Mw> 8.5) and …

Crustal anatomy and evolution of a subduction-related orogenic system: Insights from the Southern Central Andes (22-35 S)

L Giambiagi, A Tassara, A Echaurren, J Julve… - Earth-Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
As the archetype of mountain building in subduction zones, the Central Andes has
constituted an excellent example for investigating mountain-building processes for decades …

Tectonic evolution of the Central Andean plateau and implications for the growth of plateaus

CN Garzione, N McQuarrie, ND Perez… - Annual Review of …, 2017 - annualreviews.org
Current end-member models for the geodynamic evolution of orogenic plateaus predict (a)
slow and steady rise during crustal shortening and ablative subduction (ie, continuous …

End member models for Andean Plateau uplift

JB Barnes, TA Ehlers - Earth-Science Reviews, 2009 - Elsevier
Diverse techniques have been applied over the past decade to quantify the uplift history of
the central Andean Plateau (AP). In this study, opposing models for surface uplift are …

Formation of magnetite-(apatite) systems by crystallizing ultrabasic iron-rich melts and slag separation

F Tornos, JM Hanchar, M Steele-MacInnis, E Crespo… - Mineralium …, 2024 - Springer
Magnetite-(apatite) ore deposits are interpreted as being formed by the crystallization of iron-
rich ultrabasic melts, dominantly generated by the interaction of silicate melts with oxidized …

[HTML][HTML] Evidence for iron-rich sulfate melt during magnetite (-apatite) mineralization at El Laco, Chile

WM Bain, M Steele-MacInnis, F Tornos… - …, 2021 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The origins of Kiruna-type magnetite (-apatite)[Mt (-Ap)] deposits are contentious, with
existing models ranging from purely hydrothermal to orthomagmatic end members. Here, we …

[HTML][HTML] Mountain radiations are not only rapid and recent: Ancient diversification of South American frog and lizard families related to Paleogene Andean orogeny …

LM Boschman, FL Condamine - Global and Planetary Change, 2022 - Elsevier
Mountainous areas host a disproportionately large fraction of Earth's biodiversity, suggesting
a causal relationship between mountain building and biological diversification. Mountain …

The magmatic to magmatic-hydrothermal evolution of the El Laco deposit (Chile) and its implications for the genesis of magnetite-apatite deposits

F Tornos, F Velasco, JM Hanchar - Economic Geology, 2017 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The geology and geochemistry of the El Laco iron oxide deposit (Central Andes, Chile)
support a genesis related to the ascent, degassing, and subvolcanic emplacement of an …

Linking orography, climate, and exhumation across the central Andes

JB Barnes, TA Ehlers, N Insel, N McQuarrie… - …, 2012 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Quantifying interactions between uplift, climate, deformation, and exhumation remains
difficult, in many cases due to a paucity of data relevant to all processes. We synthesize new …