The Basement of the Andean Frontal Cordillera in the Cordón del Plata (Mendoza, Argentina): Geodynamic Evolution El Basamento de la Cordillera Frontal de los Andes en el Cordón del Plata (Mendoza, Argentina): Evolución Geodinámica

The Basement of the Andean Frontal Cordillera in the Cordón del Plata (Mendoza, Argentina): Geodynamic Evolution El Basamento de la Cordillera Frontal de los Andes en el Cordón del Plata (Mendoza, Argentina): Evolución Geodinámica

The Andean Paleozoic basement of the Cordón del Plata (Argentina) consists of two sets of rocks showing different stratigraphy, structure and metamorphism. The lower one is represented by the pre-Carboniferous (Devonian?) Vallecitos beds. These rocks have been affected by folds and associated cleava...

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Main Authors: Nemesio Heredia, Pedro Farias, Joaquín García-Sansegundo, Laura Giambiagi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería (SERNAGEOMIN) 2012-05-01
Series:Andean Geology
Subjects:
Basamento Paleozoico
Orogenia Chánica
Orogenia Gondwánica
Evolución geodinámica
Cordillera Frontal
Andes
Argentina
Paleozoic Basement
Chanic Orogeny
Gondwanan Orogeny
Geodynamic Evolution
Frontal Cordillera
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