Tectonic response of the central Chilean margin (35-38 degrees S) to the collision and subduction of heterogeneous oceanic crust: a thermochronological study
(2008) In Journal of the Geological Society 165(5). p.941-953- Abstract
- Along-strike geological segmentation in the Andean chain has been recognized at various scales and is Usually attributed to changes in plate motion vectors, as well as the upper-plate expression of differing subducted slab age, strength and composition. We present new multi-phase Ar-40/Ar-39, apatite fission-track and zircon and apatite (U-Th)/He data from a north-south-oriented traverse between 35 and 38 degrees S along the Principal Andean Cordillera of Chile that reveal (1) rapid cooling at 18 and 15 Ma, which can be attributed to both thermal relaxation following magmatic intrusion and regional-scale exhumation, and (2) along-strike differences in the extent of exhumation since 7.5 Ma that may be a consequence of the subduction of the... (More)
- Along-strike geological segmentation in the Andean chain has been recognized at various scales and is Usually attributed to changes in plate motion vectors, as well as the upper-plate expression of differing subducted slab age, strength and composition. We present new multi-phase Ar-40/Ar-39, apatite fission-track and zircon and apatite (U-Th)/He data from a north-south-oriented traverse between 35 and 38 degrees S along the Principal Andean Cordillera of Chile that reveal (1) rapid cooling at 18 and 15 Ma, which can be attributed to both thermal relaxation following magmatic intrusion and regional-scale exhumation, and (2) along-strike differences in the extent of exhumation since 7.5 Ma that may be a consequence of the subduction of the loan Fernandez Ridge above the flat-slab segment at 32 degrees, since 10 Ma. A comparison of the response of the South American Plate to the collision of the Carnegie, Nazca and Juan Fernandez ridges suggests that slab flattening is not the dominant driving force that exhumes the upper plate in these settings. Rather, the extent of exhumation is controlled by pre-existing structural weaknesses, the time duration of the dynamically supported topography, and climate. (Less)
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- Spikings, R. ; Dungan, M. ; Foeken, J. ; Carter, A. ; Page, Laurence LU and Stuart, F.
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title = {{Tectonic response of the central Chilean margin (35-38 degrees S) to the collision and subduction of heterogeneous oceanic crust: a thermochronological study}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1144/0016-76492007-115}},
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