GEOLOGY OF THE MORTERITOS REGION, EASTERN SECTOR OF THE CORDÓN DEL PLATA, FRONTAL CORDILLERA (33°05'S), MENDOZA PROVINCE, ARGENTINA

FERNÁNDEZ, C., PÉREZ, D., GIAMBIAGI, L., LOSSADA, A

Congreso; XIII Congreso Geológico de Chile; 2012

This study is focused on the tectonic and magmatic evolution of the Morteritos region, on the easthern side of the Cordón del Plata range, in Frontal Cordillera, 33°S. The study area is located in the southernmost part of the modern non-volcanic ?flat-slab? segment, which extends from 28°S to 33°S, above the flat slab segment of the subducting Nazca Plate (5°). The stratigraphy sequence are composes by pre-Carboniferous sedimentary rocks, Mesozoic rocks and Cenozoic units.