Growth of the Southern Andes (1st ed. 2016) (Springer Earth System Sciences)

Synopsis

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.

Copyright:

2016

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9783319230603

Related ISBNs:

9783319230597

Publisher:

Springer International Publishing

Date of Addition:

09/11/19

Copyrighted By:

Springer International Publishing, Cham

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Earth Sciences

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Bookshare Staff

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This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Andrés Folguera

Edited by:

Maximiliano Naipauer

Edited by:

Lucía Sagripanti

Edited by:

Matías C. Ghiglione

Edited by:

Darío L. Orts

Edited by:

Laura Giambiagi