Structural evolution of the offshore forearc basins of Peru, including the Salaverry, Trujillo, Lima, West Pisco and East Pisco basins

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dc.contributor.advisorBally, Albert W.
dc.creatorAzalgara, Carlos
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-04T00:21:21Z
dc.date.available2009-06-04T00:21:21Z
dc.date.issued1994
dc.description.abstractThe basins of the study area were filled with the following sequences: E$\sb0$ (lower? to middle Eocene); E1 E2 and E3 (fill middle Eocene half grabens); E-O (uppermost middle Eocene-Oligocene); M1, M2 and M3 (lower-upper Miocene); P (uppermost Miocene-Pliocene); and, Q (Quaternary). Four compressive events occurred during Paleocene?, middle Eocene?, upper-middle to late Miocene and middle Pliocene?; and two extensional episodes took place during middle Eocene and late Pliocene. Pre-Tertiary substratum was involved in all tectonic events. The Salaverry-Trujillo High which formed during the third compressive event and the Pliocene consists of a trench-parallel open flexure and a belt of middle Eocene to upper Miocene inverted wedges. The continuous uplifting of the Salaverry-Trujillo High produced a sustained shallowing of the sea floor at the slope break zone on the western side of the high and the incision of submarine canyons.
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dc.identifier.callnoTHESIS GEOL. 1994 AZALGARA
dc.identifier.citationAzalgara, Carlos. "Structural evolution of the offshore forearc basins of Peru, including the Salaverry, Trujillo, Lima, West Pisco and East Pisco basins." (1994) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13808">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13808</a>.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/13808
dc.language.isoeng
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dc.subjectGeology
dc.titleStructural evolution of the offshore forearc basins of Peru, including the Salaverry, Trujillo, Lima, West Pisco and East Pisco basins
dc.typeThesis
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thesis.degree.departmentEarth Science
thesis.degree.disciplineNatural Sciences
thesis.degree.grantorRice University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts
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