Tectonics of the Southern Central Andes

Chapter 1 The Lithospheric Structure of the Central Andes (20–26°S) as Inferred from Interpretation of Regional Gravity

Chapter 2 Variation in the Crustal Structure of the Southern Central Andes Deduced from Seismic Refraction Investigations

Chapter 3 Crustal High Conductivity Zones in the Southern Central Andes

Chapter 4 Geothermal Structure of the Central Andean Crust — Implications for Heat Transport and Rheology

Chapter 5 Large- and Fine-Scale Geochemical Variations Along the Andean Arc of Northern Chile (17.5°– 22°S)

Chapter 6 Partial Melting in the Lower Crust: New Constraints on Crustal Contamination Processes in the Central Andes

Chapter 7 State of In Situ Stress in Northern Chile and in Northwestern Argentina

Chapter 8 Large Events, Seismic Gaps, and Stress Diffusion in Central Chile

Chapter 9 Tectonic Development of the North Chilean Andes in Relation to Plate Convergence and Magmatism Since the Jurassic

Chapter 10 K-Ar and Fission Track Mineral Age Determination of Igneous Rocks Related to Multiple Magmatic Arc Systems Along the 23°S Latitude of Chile and NW Argentina

Chapter 11 Geothermal and Tectonic Evolution of the Eastern Cordillera and the Subandean Ranges of Southern Bolivia

Chapter 12 Sedimentary and Structural Evolution of the Salar de Atacama Depression

Chapter 13 The Purilactis Group of Northern Chile: Boundary Between Arc and Backarc from Late Cretaceous to Eocene

Chapter 14 Early Jurassic to Early Cretaceous Magmatism in the Coastal Cordillera and the Central Depression of North Chile

Chapter 15 Sediment Accumulation and Subsidence History in the Mesozoic Marginal Basin of Northern Chile

Chapter 16 Jurassic Cretaceous Palaeogeographic Evolution of the Chilean Andes at 23°–24°S Latitude and 34°–35°S Latitude: A Comparative Analysis

Chapter 17 The Southern Andes Between 39° and 44°S Latitude: The Geological Signature of a Transpressive Tectonic Regime Related to a Magmatic Arc

Chapter 18 Terranes of Southern Gondwanaland and Their Control in the Andean Structure (30°–33°S Latitude)

Chapter 19 Some Isotopic and Geochemical Constraints on the Origin and Evolution of the Central Andean Basement (19°–24°S)

Chapter 20 The Late Carboniferous to Triassic Volcanic Belt in Northern Chile

Chapter 21 Geodynamic Evolution of the Early Palaeozoic Continental Margin of Gondwana in the Southern Central Andes of Northwestern Argentina and Northern Chile

Chapter 22 The Nitrate Deposits of Chile

Chapter 23 Petrochemical Factors Governing the Metallogeny of the Bolivian Tin Belt

Chapter 24 Comments on the Geological and Geophysical Maps