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This book focuses on the strong relation between the tectonic evolution of the Southernmost Andes and their closest southern neighbors, the Scotia Sea and Antarctica. Some episodes are related to processes of global significance such as the opening of the Drake Passage, which is somehow linked to Late Cenozoic cooling. Many of the topics covered in the book are subjects of heated debates; as such, not only the latest data and approaches are presented, but different points of view as well. The chapters examine the interrelation between main geodynamic processes and plate tectonics from a multidisciplinary perspective. This Paleozoic-Cenozoic geodynamic evolution of the Southernmost Andes involved interrelated metamorphic, magmatic, sedimentary, and deformational processes directed by plate  tectonics. The main topics cover the evolution of the Rocas Verdes basin and the Cordillera Darwin high-grade metamorphic complex, growth of the Patagonian Batholith,  development of the Patagonian Orocline, the opening of the Drake Passage during growth of the Scotia Sea, evolution of the Austral-Magallanes foreland basin and its related fold and thrust belt.

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Author:   Matías C. Ghiglione
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016
Weight:   3.736kg
ISBN:  

9783319819501

ISBN 10:   331981950
Pages:   206
Publication Date:   07 June 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Metamorphic Complexes and Rocas Verdes Marginal Basin.- The Southernmost Andes During the Opening of the Weddell Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.- Magmatic Evolution of the Southernmost Andes and its Relation with Subduction Processes.- Structural Evolution of the Magallanes Fold and Thrust Belt.- Progression of Deformation and Sedimentation in the Context of Tectonic Reconstructions.- Seismotectonics and Fault Kinematics in the Southernmost Andes and the North Scotia Ridge.- Kinematic Evolution of the Patagonian Orocline.- Geodynamic Processes and Plate Tectonics in the Southernmost Andes and the Scotia Sea.

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