Terranes and tectonic evolution of the Andes: A regional synthesis.

The Pacific margin of South America was predominantly a subduction margin throughout the Mesozoic and Cenozoic. In the mid-Cretaceous, the continental margin arc from southernmost South America to southern Peru changed from a near sea-level, "neutral" arc to a subaerial, compressive arc. O...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Richards, David Ronald.
Other Authors: Coney, Peter J.
Language:en
Published: The University of Arizona. 1995
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/187114

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