The Basement of the Central Andes: The Arequipa and Related Terranes

@article{Ramos2008TheBO,
  title={The Basement of the Central Andes: The Arequipa and Related Terranes},
  author={V{\'i}ctor A. Ramos},
  journal={Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences},
  year={2008},
  volume={36},
  pages={289-324}
}
  • V. Ramos
  • Published 29 April 2008
  • Geology
  • Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences
The basement of the Central Andes provides insights for the dispersal of Rodinia, the reconstruction of Gondwana, and the dynamics of terrane accretion along the Pacific. The Paleoproterozoic Arequipa terrane was trapped during collision between Laurentia and Amazonia in the Mesoproterozoic. Ultrahigh-temperature metamorphism correlates with the collapse of the Sunsas-Grenville orogen after ∼1000 Ma and is related to slab break-off and dispersal of Rodinia. The Antofalla terrane separated in… 
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