Growth of the Southern Andes
Growth of the Southern Andes
Springer | Geology | December 29, 2015 | ISBN-10: 331923059X | 277 pages | pdf | 13.2 mb
Springer | Geology | December 29, 2015 | ISBN-10: 331923059X | 277 pages | pdf | 13.2 mb
Editors: Folguera, A., Naipauer, M., Sagripanti, L., Ghiglione, M.C., Orts, D.L., Giambiagi, L. (Eds.)
Includes numerous colour figures on the structure of the different Andean segments between 33 and 52º S with applications to the oil and mining industry
Offers complete maps that represent the different geological units that are exposed through the Andes
Pursues an integrated approach between the different studies that have been made in the recent years with the aim of providing a comprehensive picture of the Southern Andes
From the Back Cover
This book presents recent findings on the structure and evolution of the Southern Andes. Through a detailed description of a series of orogenic segments reviewed by the different groups that have worked with structural and geophysical tools in each area over the last several years, it illustrates the diversity of mechanisms that have impacted strong orogenic gradients and consequently mountain morphology, from the southern Pampean flat subduction zone to the southern tip of the continent (33-56º S). The book also revises our conventional understanding of the source of the different Mesozoic to Cenozoic sections exhumed in the orogenic wedge, with the objective of discussing basin mechanisms through time. A final chapter discusses probable orogenic controls that have acted together in order to explain structure, the different deformational stages and intra-orogenic extensional collapses that affected the fold and thrust belt over time.
Number of Illustrations and Tables
1 illus., 81 in colour
Topics
Geomorphology
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