Neogene Patagonian plateau lavas: Continental magmas associated with ridge collision at the Chile Triple Junction

Extensive Neogene Patagonian plateau lavas (46.5° to 49.5°S) southeast of the modern Chile Triple Junction can be related to opening of asthenospheric “slab windows” associated with collisions of Chile Rise segments with the Chile Trench at ≈ 12 Ma and 6 Ma. Support comes from 26 new total‐fusion, w...

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Published in:	Tectonics (Washington, D.C.) Vol. 16; no. 1; pp. 1 - 17
Main Authors:	Gorring, Matthew L., Kay, Suzanne M., Zeitler, Peter K., Ramos, Victor A., Rubiolo, Daniel, Fernandez, Marisa I., Panza, Jose L.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01-02-1997
Subjects:	PSW, South Pacific, Chile Rise PSW, South Pacific, Chile Triple Junction ISE, Chile Nazca Plate
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