Fajas oblicuas de deformación neotectónica en Precordillera y Cordillera Frontal (31° 30´ - 33° 30´ LS): controles paleotectónicos

The Southern Precordillera and Cerrilladas Pedemontanas of Mendoza, Argentina, are two major morphotectonic units in the eastern side of the Central Andes at 31º30' - 33º30' South latitude. There, two regional NW striking structures, called the Barreal - Las Peñas and Río Mendoza - Tupunga...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Cortes, Jose Maria, Casa, Analía Laura, Pasini, María Mercedes, Yamin, Marcela Gladys, Terrizzano, Carla Marina
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2006
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/79813
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/79813
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:NEOTECTÓNICA
FALLAS OBLICUAS
PRECORDILLERA
CORDILLERA FRONTAL
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
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Sumario:The Southern Precordillera and Cerrilladas Pedemontanas of Mendoza, Argentina, are two major morphotectonic units in the eastern side of the Central Andes at 31º30' - 33º30' South latitude. There, two regional NW striking structures, called the Barreal - Las Peñas and Río Mendoza - Tupungato belts were developed as a consequence of gradual flattening of the Nazca plate in the last 20 M.yrs. Their orientation and complex structural geometry result from the interference of the Late Cenozoic Andean deformation with the NW-trending rift structure of the Triassic Cuyo basin and ancient collisional suture zones of Paleozoic age. This work demonstrates that paleotectonics features in the Triassic-Paleozoic substratum of the Southern Precordillera and the eastern margin of the Cordillera Frontal control the morphotectonic configuration and neotectonic structural distribution and rejuvenation of the Andes at these latitudes.