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Saline deposits of South America
Victor Benavides
Saline deposits of South America
Special Paper - Geological Society of America (1968) 88: 249-290
Saline deposits of South America
Special Paper - Geological Society of America (1968) 88: 249-290
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Latitude & Longitude
Abstract
Saline deposits in South America range in age from Cambrian to Recent; they are present in both the mobile Andean belt and in the stable intracratonic basins. Recent saline deposits include the great and famous 'salares' extending from southern Peru into northern Chile and Argentina; the caliche deposits on the arid western slopes of the central Andes; and also the numerous 'salinas' found mainly along the desertic coasts of Chile and Peru. Salt diapirs are common along the Andes, especially in Peru, Chile, and Colombia.
ISSN: 0072-1077
EISSN: 2331-219X
Coden: GSAPAZ
Serial Title: Special Paper - Geological Society of America
Serial Volume: 88
Title: Saline deposits of South America
Author(s): Benavides, Victor
Pages: 249-290
Published: 1968
Text Language: English
Publisher: Geological Society of America (GSA),
Boulder, CO,
United States
DOI:
10.1130/SPE88-p249
Accession Number: 1968-005948
Categories: Economic geology of nonmetal deposits
Document Type: Serial
Bibliographic Level: Analytic
Illustration Description: illus. (incl. geol. sketch maps)
S55°00'00" - N13°00'00", W82°00'00" - W35°00'00"
Country of Publication: United States
Secondary Affiliation: GeoRef, Copyright 2017, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from Bibliography and Index of Geology Exclusive of North America, Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States
Update Code: 1968
