Cretaceous Tectonics of the Andes

ISBN-13: 9783528066130 / Angielski / Twarda / 1994 / 354 str.

Jose A. Salfity; Jose a. Salfity

Opis

The Cretaceous tectonics of the South American Andes region is the subject of this monograph written by contributors in the field of geosciences worldwide. The theme is not only of interest from an academic point of view given the vast array of tectonic processes which governed the evolution of the Andes towards the end of the Mesozoic. It is also because of the economic importance conferred on this portion of the Earth's crust by the hydrocarbon, uranium and other metallic and non-metallic ore resources contained in its sedimentary and eruptive units.

Spis treści

The Mesozoic Passive Margin of Northern South America.- The Colombian Andes During Cretaceous Times.- Kimmeridgian to Paleocene Tectonic and Geodynamic Evolution of the Peruvian (and Ecuadorian) Margin.- Kimmeridgian? to Paleocene Tectonic Evolution of Bolivia.- Tectono-Sedimentary Evolution of the Cretaceous-Early Tertiary and Metallogenic Scheme of Northern Chile, Between 20° and 26° S.- Tectonic and Sedimentary Evolution of the Cretaceous-Eocene Salta Group Basin, Argentina.- Cretaceous Evolution of the Magallanes Basin.