Antartic/Scotia plate convergence off southernmost Chile

Antartic/Scotia plate convergence off southernmost Chile

The southern tip of South America off Chile has suffered a long phase of ocean-continent convergence which has shaped the continental margin through different phases of accretion and tectonic erosion. The present accretionary wedge is a discontinuous geological record of plate convergence and record...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: A. Polonia, L. Torelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Geociències Barcelona (Geo3BCN), Institut de Diagnosi Ambiental i Estudis de l'Aigua (IDAEA), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) 2007-01-01
Series:Geologica Acta
Subjects:
Plate tectonics
Continental margin
Trench
Subduction complex
Tectonic accretion
Marine geology.
Online Access:https://revistes.ub.edu/index.php/GEOACTA/article/view/1911

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