[HTML][HTML] A Cenozoic Record of Deep Oceanic Zn Isotopic Composition in Ferromanganese Crusts

M Zhao, N Planavsky, X Wang, Y Zhang… - American Journal of …, 2023 - ajsonline.org
Water plays a critical role in erosion and sediment transport and this relationship is most
evident in the hyperarid Atacama Desert of Northern Chile, a region characterized by …

Mesozoic rifting evolution of SW Gondwana: a poly-phased, subduction-related, extensional history responsible for basin formation along the Argentinean Atlantic …

JP Lovecchio, S Rohais, P Joseph, ND Bolatti… - Earth-Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
The opening of the South Atlantic in the Early Cretaceous was the final stage of the complex
rifting history of SW Gondwana. In this contribution we reassess the chronology of Mesozoic …

The relationships between tectonics, climate and exhumation in the Central Andes (18–36 S): Evidence from low-temperature thermochronology

NF Stalder, F Herman, MG Fellin, I Coutand… - Earth-Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The Central Andes between 18° S and 36° S latitude strike north-south for 2000 km
along the Chilean subduction margin, cross several climate zones from hyperarid to humid …

The paleoclimatic context for South American Triassic vertebrate evolution

AC Mancuso, BLD Horn, CA Benavente… - Journal of South …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Triassic Period was the setting for the origin and early diversification of
Mesozoic ecosystems after the end-Permian mass extinction. The study of the Triassic is …

Lithospheric evolution of the Pre-and Early Andean convergent margin, Chile

V Oliveros, P Vásquez, C Creixell, F Lucassen… - Gondwana …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The proto-Andean and Early Andean evolution of the southwestern Gondwana
margin comprises three stages that differ in their magmatic evolution and deformational …

[HTML][HTML] Surface and mantle records reveal an ancient slab tear beneath Gondwana

GM Gianni, C Navarrete, S Spagnotto - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
Vertical slab-tearing has been widely reported in modern convergent settings profoundly
influencing subduction and mantle dynamics. However, evaluating a similar impact in …

Detrital zircon record of Phanerozoic magmatism in the southern Central Andes

TN Capaldi, NR McKenzie, BK Horton… - …, 2021 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The spatial and temporal distribution of arc magmatism and associated isotopic variations
provide insights into the Phanerozoic history of the western margin of South America during …

The synrift phase of the early Domeyko Basin (Triassic, northern Chile): Sedimentary, volcanic, and tectonic interplay in the evolution of an ancient subduction‐related …

M Espinoza, D Montecino, V Oliveros, N Astudillo… - Basin …, 2019 - earthdoc.org
The geodynamic setting along the SW Gondwana margin during its early breakup (Triassic)
remains poorly understood. Recent models calling for an uninterrupted subduction since …

Gradients in climate, geology, and topography affecting coastal alluvial fan morphodynamics in hyperarid regions–The Atacama perspective

J Walk, G Stauch, M Reyers, P Vásquez… - Global and Planetary …, 2020 - Elsevier
Along the coast of the hyperarid Atacama Desert, late Quaternary alluvial fans emerge from
the Coastal Cordillera to the Pacific Ocean between 20.5° S and 25.5° S. Coastal alluvial …

Fog controls biological cycling of soil phosphorus in the Coastal Cordillera of the Atacama Desert

X Sun, W Amelung, E Klumpp, J Walk… - Global Change …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Soils in hyper‐arid climates, such as the Chilean Atacama Desert, show indications of past
and present forms of life despite extreme water limitations. We hypothesize that fog plays a …