GEOLOGY

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MAJOR INFLECTIONS AND EROSION TRANSITIONS IN THE CANYONS OF THE PERUVIAN ANDES

Significant geomorphic contrasts exist across the two sides of the continental divide in Peru that are a consequence of dissimilar

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Minerals of Bolivia

Bolivia, being the widest part of the Andes and its heartland in many respects, comes with an incredible mineral endowment

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Andean deformation and uplift: a comparison between geological and geochronological constraints with fission-track exhumation method

Uplift of the Andes is a central question on Andean geology. Many studies have addressed uplift as a primary justification

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Base-metal veins of the Peruvian Andes

Peru is world-renowned as a major silver producer, and much of this metal comes from rich mineral veins that are

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Remarkable folded dacitic dikes at Mina Ragra, Peru

Peru has a very unusual historic vanadium deposit called Mina Ragra that was produced from a small open pit located

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Deformation in the Cordillera de la Sal and surrounding the Salar de Atacama, Chile

The hyper-arid contorted mountain range lying just west of San Pedro de Atacama in northern Chile has part of the

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