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Mechanisms of continental growth in extensional arcs: An example from the Andean plate-boundary zone
John Grocott
John Grocott
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School of Geological Sciences, Kingston University, Kingston-upon-Thames KT1 2EE, United Kingdom
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Michael Brown
Michael Brown
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Department of Geology, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742
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R.David Dallmeyer
R.David Dallmeyer
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Department of Geology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602
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Graeme K. Taylor
Graeme K. Taylor
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Department of Geology, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AA, United Kingdom
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Peter J. Treloar
Peter J. Treloar
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School of Geological Sciences, Kingston University, Kingston-upon-Thames KT1 2EE, United Kingdom
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Geology (1994) 22 (5): 391-394.
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May 01, 1994
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John Grocott, Michael Brown, R.David Dallmeyer, Graeme K. Taylor, Peter J. Treloar; Mechanisms of continental growth in extensional arcs: An example from the Andean plate-boundary zone. Geology ; 22 (5): 391–394. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1994)022<0391:MOCGIE>2.3.CO;2
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Index Terms/Descriptors
- Andes
- Chile
- continental margin
- Cretaceous
- crust
- deformation
- dikes
- ductile deformation
- emplacement
- extension faults
- faults
- intrusions
- Jurassic
- Lower Cretaceous
- magmas
- Mesozoic
- plate boundaries
- plate convergence
- plate tectonics
- shear zones
- South America
- subduction
- thrust faults
- Triassic
- Upper Triassic
- volcanism
- northern Chile
- El Salado District
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