Middle to late Miocene extensional collapse of the North Patagonian Andes (41°30′-42°S)

The hinterland zone of the North Patagonian Andes between 41° and 43°S constitutes a poorly explored sector of the Andes, where no structural studies and scarce geochronological determinations have been carried out. This paper focuses on two isolated volcanic sections hosted at the main Andes, in wh...

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Autores principales: Tobal, J.E., Folguera, A., Likerman, J., Naipauer, M., Sellés, D., Boedo, F.L., Ramos, V.A., Gimenez, M.
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spelling todo:paper_00401951_v657_n_p155_Tobal2023-10-03T14:50:21Z Middle to late Miocene extensional collapse of the North Patagonian Andes (41°30′-42°S) Tobal, J.E. Folguera, A. Likerman, J. Naipauer, M. Sellés, D. Boedo, F.L. Ramos, V.A. Gimenez, M. Fold and thrust belt Hinterland extensional tectonics North Patagonian Andes Volcanism Geochronology Volcanoes Extensional collapse Extensional tectonics Fold-and-thrust belts Geochronological determination North Patagonian Andes Pluton emplacement Structural studies Volcanism Tectonics extensional tectonics fold and thrust belt Miocene normal fault topography volcanism Andes Patagonia The hinterland zone of the North Patagonian Andes between 41° and 43°S constitutes a poorly explored sector of the Andes, where no structural studies and scarce geochronological determinations have been carried out. This paper focuses on two isolated volcanic sections hosted at the main Andes, in which field evidence indicates a common synextensional origin. Geochronological data establish that this volcanic event occurred diachronously at the innermost sector of the evolving fold and thrust belt, during middle to late Miocene times. Therefore, the event was briefly coeval and postdated compressive tectonics recognized in the deformational front and correlative to the last phase of pluton emplacement of the North Patagonian Batholith. Local-scale topographic swath profiles performed in this work reveal negative topographic anomalies where normal faults were recognized. Moreover, regional swath profiles show not only a conspicuous depressed zone at the hinterland zone, where the studied sections are located, but also anomalously high altitudes at the foreland zone. In addition, calculated orogenic volumes increase in this sector of the fold and thrust belt, which agrees with recent shortening estimations. These topographic along-strike variations, in association with late Miocene extension following the main compressive stage in the area, are explained by a supercritical stage of the orogenic wedge that would have led to focused extension at the innermost sector of the fold and thrust belt. © 2015 Elsevier B.V. JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00401951_v657_n_p155_Tobal
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topic Fold and thrust belt
Hinterland extensional tectonics
North Patagonian Andes
Volcanism
Geochronology
Volcanoes
Extensional collapse
Extensional tectonics
Fold-and-thrust belts
Geochronological determination
North Patagonian Andes
Pluton emplacement
Structural studies
Volcanism
Tectonics
extensional tectonics
fold and thrust belt
Miocene
normal fault
topography
volcanism
Andes
Patagonia
spellingShingle Fold and thrust belt
Hinterland extensional tectonics
North Patagonian Andes
Volcanism
Geochronology
Volcanoes
Extensional collapse
Extensional tectonics
Fold-and-thrust belts
Geochronological determination
North Patagonian Andes
Pluton emplacement
Structural studies
Volcanism
Tectonics
extensional tectonics
fold and thrust belt
Miocene
normal fault
topography
volcanism
Andes
Patagonia
Tobal, J.E.
Folguera, A.
Likerman, J.
Naipauer, M.
Sellés, D.
Boedo, F.L.
Ramos, V.A.
Gimenez, M.
Middle to late Miocene extensional collapse of the North Patagonian Andes (41°30′-42°S)
topic_facet Fold and thrust belt
Hinterland extensional tectonics
North Patagonian Andes
Volcanism
Geochronology
Volcanoes
Extensional collapse
Extensional tectonics
Fold-and-thrust belts
Geochronological determination
North Patagonian Andes
Pluton emplacement
Structural studies
Volcanism
Tectonics
extensional tectonics
fold and thrust belt
Miocene
normal fault
topography
volcanism
Andes
Patagonia
description The hinterland zone of the North Patagonian Andes between 41° and 43°S constitutes a poorly explored sector of the Andes, where no structural studies and scarce geochronological determinations have been carried out. This paper focuses on two isolated volcanic sections hosted at the main Andes, in which field evidence indicates a common synextensional origin. Geochronological data establish that this volcanic event occurred diachronously at the innermost sector of the evolving fold and thrust belt, during middle to late Miocene times. Therefore, the event was briefly coeval and postdated compressive tectonics recognized in the deformational front and correlative to the last phase of pluton emplacement of the North Patagonian Batholith. Local-scale topographic swath profiles performed in this work reveal negative topographic anomalies where normal faults were recognized. Moreover, regional swath profiles show not only a conspicuous depressed zone at the hinterland zone, where the studied sections are located, but also anomalously high altitudes at the foreland zone. In addition, calculated orogenic volumes increase in this sector of the fold and thrust belt, which agrees with recent shortening estimations. These topographic along-strike variations, in association with late Miocene extension following the main compressive stage in the area, are explained by a supercritical stage of the orogenic wedge that would have led to focused extension at the innermost sector of the fold and thrust belt. © 2015 Elsevier B.V.
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author Tobal, J.E.
Folguera, A.
Likerman, J.
Naipauer, M.
Sellés, D.
Boedo, F.L.
Ramos, V.A.
Gimenez, M.
author_facet Tobal, J.E.
Folguera, A.
Likerman, J.
Naipauer, M.
Sellés, D.
Boedo, F.L.
Ramos, V.A.
Gimenez, M.
author_sort Tobal, J.E.
title Middle to late Miocene extensional collapse of the North Patagonian Andes (41°30′-42°S)
title_short Middle to late Miocene extensional collapse of the North Patagonian Andes (41°30′-42°S)
title_full Middle to late Miocene extensional collapse of the North Patagonian Andes (41°30′-42°S)
title_fullStr Middle to late Miocene extensional collapse of the North Patagonian Andes (41°30′-42°S)
title_full_unstemmed Middle to late Miocene extensional collapse of the North Patagonian Andes (41°30′-42°S)
title_sort middle to late miocene extensional collapse of the north patagonian andes (41°30′-42°s)
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00401951_v657_n_p155_Tobal
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