Structural contacts in the Late Paleozoic accretionary wedge of central Chile and their tectonic significance for the evolution of the accretionary complex

Richter, Peter P.
Ring, Uwe
Willner, Arne P.
Leiss, Bernd ORCIDiD
Philipp, Sonja
Leiss, Bernd ORCIDiD
Vollbrecht, Axel
Tanner, David ORCIDiD
Gudmundsson, Agust

DOI: https://doi.org/10.23689/fidgeo-1836
Philipp, Sonja; Leiss, Bernd; Vollbrecht, Axel; Tanner, David; Gudmundsson, Agust (Ed.), 2006: Structural contacts in the Late Paleozoic accretionary wedge of central Chile and their tectonic significance for the evolution of the accretionary complex. , Universitätsverlag Göttingen, S., DOI: https://doi.org/10.23689/fidgeo-1836. 
Richter, Peter P.; Ring, Uwe; Willner, Arne P.; Leiss, Bernd, Philipp, Sonja; Leiss, Bernd; Vollbrecht, Axel; Tanner, David; Gudmundsson, Agust (Ed.),2006: Structural contacts in the Late Paleozoic accretionary wedge of central Chile and their tectonic significance for the evolution of the accretionary complex. In: , Universitätsverlag Göttingen, DOI: https://doi.org/10.23689/fidgeo-1836. 

Abstract

The Chilean accretionary wedge is part of a Late Paleozoic subduction complex that developed during subduction of the Pacific plate underneath South America. The wedge is commonly subdivided into a structurally lower Western Series and an upper Eastern Series. Understanding the contact between both series has been a long standing problem and is fundamental for the understanding of the evolution of the wedge system. We show the progressive development of structures and finite strain from the least-deformed rocks in the eastern part of the Eastern Series of the accretionary wedge to higher grade schist of the Western Series at the Pacific coast...