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Recent, slow normal and strike-slip faulting in the Pasto Ventura region of the southern Puna Plateau, NW Argentina

January 1, 2013

Recent normal and strike-slip faulting on the Puna Plateau of NW Argentina has been linked to lithospheric foundering, gravitational spreading, plate boundary forces and a decrease in crustal shortening from north to south. However, the timing, kinematics and rate of extension remain poorly constrained. We focus on the Pasto Ventura region (NW Argentina) located on the southern Puna Plateau and recent deformation (

Publication Year 2013
Title Recent, slow normal and strike-slip faulting in the Pasto Ventura region of the southern Puna Plateau, NW Argentina
DOI 10.1029/2012TC003189
Authors Renjie Zhou, Lindsay M. Schoenbohm, Michael Cosca
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Tectonics
Index ID 70045027
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Central Mineral and Environmental Resources Science Center
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