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The Andes Cordillera: A Synthesis of the Geologic Evolution

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Book cover Stratabound Ore Deposits in the Andes

Part of the book series: Special Publication No. 8 of the Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits ((MINERAL DEPOS.,volume 8))

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It has been said that the Andes Cordillera represents one of the most privileged observatories for the geologic sciences, providing both, a natural laboratory for the study of the physical and geochemical processes that change and deform a continent, and the most complete geologic records of the events that took place in the past.

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Frutos, J. (1990). The Andes Cordillera: A Synthesis of the Geologic Evolution. In: Fontboté, L., Amstutz, G.C., Cardozo, M., Cedillo, E., Frutos, J. (eds) Stratabound Ore Deposits in the Andes. Special Publication No. 8 of the Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits, vol 8. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-88282-1_1

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