Relationship between volcanism and marine sedimentation in northern Austral (Aisén) Basin, central Patagonia: Stratigraphic, U-Pb SHRIMP and paleontologic evidence

Suarez, Manuel; de la Cruz, Rita; Aguirre-Urreta, M. Beatriz; Fanning, Christopher

Relationship between volcanism and marine sedimentation in northern Austral (Aisén) Basin, central Patagonia: Stratigraphic, U-Pb SHRIMP and paleontologic evidence

Date

2009

Authors

Suarez, Manuel

de la Cruz, Rita

Aguirre-Urreta, M. Beatriz

Fanning, Christopher

Publisher

Pergamon-Elsevier Ltd

Abstract

The northernmost part of the oil-producing Austral Basin, known as Aisén Basin or Río Mayo Embayment (in central Patagonian Cordillera; 43-46°S), is a special area within the basin where the interplay between volcanism and the initial stages of its dev