Repeated eastward shifts of arc magmatism in the Southern Andes: A revision to the long-term pattern of Andean uplift and magmatism

Journal of South American Earth Sciences - Tập 32 Số 4 - Trang 531-546 - 2011
Andrés Folguera1, Víctor A. Ramos1
1Laboratorio de Tectonica Andina del, Instituto de Estudios Andinos Don, Pablo Groeber (UBA-CONICET), Buenos Aires, Capital Federal, Argentina

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