Stepwise Widening of the Central Andes—The Role of the Lower Crust
Stepwise Widening of the Central Andes—The Role of the Lower Crust
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Washington: John Wiley & Sons, Inc
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The outward growth of many orogens occurs through pulsed migration of the strain front. During Cenozoic shortening of the central Andes, the strain front abruptly migrated ∼400 km eastward across the Altiplano, isolating the plateau interior from major deformation. In contrast to the traditional critical wedge model that focuses on shallow crust de...
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Stepwise Widening of the Central Andes—The Role of the Lower Crust
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_fa8ec1ce640743b9a4a9f611b6a7907a
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0094-8276
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1944-8007
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10.1029/2023GL103969
