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https://doi.org/10.5194/se-14-17-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-14-17-2023
Research article
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06 Jan 2023
Research article |  | 06 Jan 2023

A contribution to the quantification of crustal shortening and kinematics of deformation across the Western Andes ( ∼ 20–22° S)

Tania Habel, Martine Simoes, Robin Lacassin, Daniel Carrizo, and German Aguilar

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The Central Andes are one of the most emblematic reliefs on Earth, but their western flank remains understudied. Here we explore two rare key sites in the hostile conditions of the Atacama desert to build cross-sections, quantify crustal shortening, and discuss the timing of this deformation at ∼20–22°S. We propose that the structures of the Western Andes accommodated significant crustal shortening here, but only during the earliest stages of mountain building.
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