Title Tectonic rotations of the Deseado Massif during dismemberment of Gondwana [Rotaciones tectónicas en el Macizo del Deseado durante el desmembramiento de Gondwana]
Author Somoza, R.; Vizán, H.; Taylor, G.K.
Author Affil Somoza, R., Universidad de Buenos Aires, Departamento de Ciencias Geológicas, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Other: Instituto de Recursos Naturales, Argentina; Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina; University of Plymouth, United Kingdom
Source Proceedings of the XVI Argentinean geologic congress [Actas del XVI congreso geológico Argentino]. Actas del Congreso Geológico Argentino, Vol.16(VOL. 1), p.403- 410; [XVI congreso geológico Argentino, La Plata, Argentina, Sept. 20-23, 2005]; edited by E.J. Llambías, R. de Barrio, P.D. González and P.R. Leal. Publisher: Asociación Geológica Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina. ISSN: 0325-2620. ISBN: 987-595-001-9; 987-595- 001-7
Publication Date 2005
Notes In Spanish. 31 refs. GeoRef Acc. No: 301100
Index Terms Argentina; Atlantic Ocean--Falkland Plateau; South America--Patagonia; apparent polar wandering; Atlantic Ocean; Deseado Massif; Falkland Plateau; Gondwana; Jurassic; Lower Jurassic; Mesozoic; microplates; paleogeography; paleomagnetism; Patagonia; plate tectonics; pole positions; rotation; South America; South Atlantic; tectonics
Abstract The authors describe the tectonic rotation of the Deseado Massif of the Falkland Plateau during the breakup of Gondwanaland. (mte)
Publication Type conference paper or compendium article
Record ID 88797