A tectonostratigraphic synthesis of the Sub-Andean basins: Inferences on the position of South American intraplate accommodation zones and their control on South Atlantic opening

From: Journal of the Geological Society | Date: September 1, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

Abstract: It has been shown in the accompanying paper that the Sub-Andean foreland can be subdivided longitudinally into a number of tectonostratigraphic domains. To test the hypothesis that changes in palaeo-depositional setting rely on the presence of a series of transverse zones of structural accommodation, data have been digitally compiled from across the South American continent. Spatial and temporal geological relationships have been analysed and evaluated as a means of identifying the position of tectonostratigraphic domain boundaries (structural accommodation zones), and patterns of ...

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