Liquiñe-Ofqui’s fast slipping intra-volcanic arc crustal faulting above the subducted Chile Ridge

Abstract The southernmost portion of the Liquiñe-Ofqui fault zone (LOFZ) lies within the proposed slab window which formed due to oblique subduction of the Chile Ridge in Patagonia. Mapping of paleo-surface ruptures, offsets, and lithological separations along the master fault allowed us to constrai...

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Main Authors: Gregory P. De Pascale, Melanie Froude, Ivanna Penna, Reginald L. Hermanns, Sergio A. Sepúlveda, Daniel Moncada, Mario Persico, Gabriel Easton, Angelo Villalobos, Francisco Gutiérrez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-86413-w