Stratigraphy and structure of the río Borbollón area, Mendoza

Results of a detailed geologic survey of the Río Borbollón area, located in the Cordillera Principal of the province of Mendoza are presented. The stratigraphic record of the area corresponds to a Jurassic-early Cretaceous sedimentary succession, the products of Neogene igneous activity and Quaterna...

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Autores: Mescua, J.F., Ramos, V.A.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2009
País:Argentina
Institución:Universidad Nacional de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales
Repositorio:Biblioteca Digital (UBA-FCEN)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:paperaa:paper_00044822_v65_n1_p111_Mescua
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00044822_v65_n1_p111_Mescua
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Andes
Argentina
Jurassic deposits
Malargüe fold and thrust belt
Neuquén basin
Structure
crustal shortening
fold and thrust belt
geological record
geological survey
Jurassic-Cretaceous boundary
orogenic belt
sedimentary sequence
stratigraphy
structural geology
Malargue
Mendoza
Neuquen Basin
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Sumario:Results of a detailed geologic survey of the Río Borbollón area, located in the Cordillera Principal of the province of Mendoza are presented. The stratigraphic record of the area corresponds to a Jurassic-early Cretaceous sedimentary succession, the products of Neogene igneous activity and Quaternary deposits. The Tres Esquinas and La Manga Formations of Jurassic age were recognized for the first time in the study area. The main structural features of the area are described and interpreted based on the obtained data and previous works. A balanced structural cross section of the Malargüe fold and thrust belt at 34°15'S depicts the structural style and the amount of orogenic shortening in this region of the Andes.