Crustal deformation of the Andean foreland at 31° 30′S (Argentina) constrained by magnetotelluric survey

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Orozco, Luz Amparo; Favetto, Alicia Beatriz; Pomposiello, Maria Cristina; Rossello, Eduardo Antonio; Booker, John
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2013
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Twenty-five new long-period magnetotelluric sites near 31.5°S were collected in a west–east profile. This profile and the previous one, aligned with and adjacent to the eastern end, have been merged to form a single profile of more than 700 km long, extending from the Precordillera to the Chaco-Pampean Plain. The geotectonic scenario is characterized by a modern flat subduction zone of the Nazca plate located at a depth of around 120 km and clearly defined by the distribution of earthquake hypocenters recorded by local and regional networks. A “bulge” shape at 68.5°W, with an anomalous dip to the west, is observed within this segment. The smooth slab deformation might result from the restriction on eastward motion due to the presence of an electrically resistive zone. The magnetotelluric model shows that this thick zone of increased resistivity is found from shallow crustal levels to upper mantle depths. The bulge geometry allows hot fluids and volatiles to rise from the deeper asthenospheric wedge, and reach the lower crust reducing its viscosity and letting it flow. The zones of low resistivity in the lower crust show spatial correlation with the areas of foreland deformation from Precordillera to the Sierras Pampeanas and may also suggest a ductile regime. Shear zones reactivated by Cenozoic faulting must necessarily have their roots in the levels of the ductile lower crust associated to conductive channels. The zone where the lower crust is closer to the surface coincides with the areas of greatest structural relief and erosion. The interface between the folded ductile lower crust and the brittle upper crust might act as the main level of décollement of the bordering structures between the Precordillera, Sierra de Pie de Palo and the Sierras Pampeanas. In addition, the geometry of the interface might be conditioning the vergence of those structures.
Fil: Orozco, Luz Amparo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Geocronología y Geología Isotopica. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Geocronología y Geología Isotopica; Argentina
Fil: Favetto, Alicia Beatriz. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Geocronología y Geología Isotopica. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Geocronología y Geología Isotopica; Argentina
Fil: Pomposiello, Maria Cristina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Geocronología y Geología Isotopica. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Geocronología y Geología Isotopica; Argentina
Fil: Rossello, Eduardo Antonio. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Ciencias Geológicas; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Booker, John. University of Washington; Estados Unidos
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spelling Crustal deformation of the Andean foreland at 31° 30′S (Argentina) constrained by magnetotelluric surveyOrozco, Luz AmparoFavetto, Alicia BeatrizPomposiello, Maria CristinaRossello, Eduardo AntonioBooker, JohnMagnetotelluricsFlat SlabSierras PampeanasTerraneshttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Twenty-five new long-period magnetotelluric sites near 31.5°S were collected in a west–east profile. This profile and the previous one, aligned with and adjacent to the eastern end, have been merged to form a single profile of more than 700 km long, extending from the Precordillera to the Chaco-Pampean Plain. The geotectonic scenario is characterized by a modern flat subduction zone of the Nazca plate located at a depth of around 120 km and clearly defined by the distribution of earthquake hypocenters recorded by local and regional networks. A “bulge” shape at 68.5°W, with an anomalous dip to the west, is observed within this segment. The smooth slab deformation might result from the restriction on eastward motion due to the presence of an electrically resistive zone. The magnetotelluric model shows that this thick zone of increased resistivity is found from shallow crustal levels to upper mantle depths. The bulge geometry allows hot fluids and volatiles to rise from the deeper asthenospheric wedge, and reach the lower crust reducing its viscosity and letting it flow. The zones of low resistivity in the lower crust show spatial correlation with the areas of foreland deformation from Precordillera to the Sierras Pampeanas and may also suggest a ductile regime. Shear zones reactivated by Cenozoic faulting must necessarily have their roots in the levels of the ductile lower crust associated to conductive channels. The zone where the lower crust is closer to the surface coincides with the areas of greatest structural relief and erosion. The interface between the folded ductile lower crust and the brittle upper crust might act as the main level of décollement of the bordering structures between the Precordillera, Sierra de Pie de Palo and the Sierras Pampeanas. In addition, the geometry of the interface might be conditioning the vergence of those structures.Fil: Orozco, Luz Amparo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Geocronología y Geología Isotopica. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Geocronología y Geología Isotopica; ArgentinaFil: Favetto, Alicia Beatriz. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Geocronología y Geología Isotopica. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Geocronología y Geología Isotopica; ArgentinaFil: Pomposiello, Maria Cristina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Geocronología y Geología Isotopica. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Geocronología y Geología Isotopica; ArgentinaFil: Rossello, Eduardo Antonio. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Ciencias Geológicas; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Booker, John. University of Washington; Estados UnidosElsevier Science2013-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/15869Orozco, Luz Amparo; Favetto, Alicia Beatriz; Pomposiello, Maria Cristina; Rossello, Eduardo Antonio; Booker, John; Crustal deformation of the Andean foreland at 31° 30′S (Argentina) constrained by magnetotelluric survey; Elsevier Science; Tectonophysics; 582; 1-2013; 126-1390040-1951enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.tecto.2012.09.030info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0040195112006312info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T09:37:27Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/15869instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 09:37:27.224CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Crustal deformation of the Andean foreland at 31° 30′S (Argentina) constrained by magnetotelluric survey
title Crustal deformation of the Andean foreland at 31° 30′S (Argentina) constrained by magnetotelluric survey
spellingShingle Crustal deformation of the Andean foreland at 31° 30′S (Argentina) constrained by magnetotelluric survey
Orozco, Luz Amparo
Magnetotellurics
Flat Slab
Sierras Pampeanas
Terranes
title_short Crustal deformation of the Andean foreland at 31° 30′S (Argentina) constrained by magnetotelluric survey
title_full Crustal deformation of the Andean foreland at 31° 30′S (Argentina) constrained by magnetotelluric survey
title_fullStr Crustal deformation of the Andean foreland at 31° 30′S (Argentina) constrained by magnetotelluric survey
title_full_unstemmed Crustal deformation of the Andean foreland at 31° 30′S (Argentina) constrained by magnetotelluric survey
title_sort Crustal deformation of the Andean foreland at 31° 30′S (Argentina) constrained by magnetotelluric survey
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Orozco, Luz Amparo
Favetto, Alicia Beatriz
Pomposiello, Maria Cristina
Rossello, Eduardo Antonio
Booker, John
author Orozco, Luz Amparo
author_facet Orozco, Luz Amparo
Favetto, Alicia Beatriz
Pomposiello, Maria Cristina
Rossello, Eduardo Antonio
Booker, John
author_role author
author2 Favetto, Alicia Beatriz
Pomposiello, Maria Cristina
Rossello, Eduardo Antonio
Booker, John
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Magnetotellurics
Flat Slab
Sierras Pampeanas
Terranes
topic Magnetotellurics
Flat Slab
Sierras Pampeanas
Terranes
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Twenty-five new long-period magnetotelluric sites near 31.5°S were collected in a west–east profile. This profile and the previous one, aligned with and adjacent to the eastern end, have been merged to form a single profile of more than 700 km long, extending from the Precordillera to the Chaco-Pampean Plain. The geotectonic scenario is characterized by a modern flat subduction zone of the Nazca plate located at a depth of around 120 km and clearly defined by the distribution of earthquake hypocenters recorded by local and regional networks. A “bulge” shape at 68.5°W, with an anomalous dip to the west, is observed within this segment. The smooth slab deformation might result from the restriction on eastward motion due to the presence of an electrically resistive zone. The magnetotelluric model shows that this thick zone of increased resistivity is found from shallow crustal levels to upper mantle depths. The bulge geometry allows hot fluids and volatiles to rise from the deeper asthenospheric wedge, and reach the lower crust reducing its viscosity and letting it flow. The zones of low resistivity in the lower crust show spatial correlation with the areas of foreland deformation from Precordillera to the Sierras Pampeanas and may also suggest a ductile regime. Shear zones reactivated by Cenozoic faulting must necessarily have their roots in the levels of the ductile lower crust associated to conductive channels. The zone where the lower crust is closer to the surface coincides with the areas of greatest structural relief and erosion. The interface between the folded ductile lower crust and the brittle upper crust might act as the main level of décollement of the bordering structures between the Precordillera, Sierra de Pie de Palo and the Sierras Pampeanas. In addition, the geometry of the interface might be conditioning the vergence of those structures.
Fil: Orozco, Luz Amparo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Geocronología y Geología Isotopica. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Geocronología y Geología Isotopica; Argentina
Fil: Favetto, Alicia Beatriz. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Geocronología y Geología Isotopica. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Geocronología y Geología Isotopica; Argentina
Fil: Pomposiello, Maria Cristina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Geocronología y Geología Isotopica. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Geocronología y Geología Isotopica; Argentina
Fil: Rossello, Eduardo Antonio. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Ciencias Geológicas; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Booker, John. University of Washington; Estados Unidos
description Twenty-five new long-period magnetotelluric sites near 31.5°S were collected in a west–east profile. This profile and the previous one, aligned with and adjacent to the eastern end, have been merged to form a single profile of more than 700 km long, extending from the Precordillera to the Chaco-Pampean Plain. The geotectonic scenario is characterized by a modern flat subduction zone of the Nazca plate located at a depth of around 120 km and clearly defined by the distribution of earthquake hypocenters recorded by local and regional networks. A “bulge” shape at 68.5°W, with an anomalous dip to the west, is observed within this segment. The smooth slab deformation might result from the restriction on eastward motion due to the presence of an electrically resistive zone. The magnetotelluric model shows that this thick zone of increased resistivity is found from shallow crustal levels to upper mantle depths. The bulge geometry allows hot fluids and volatiles to rise from the deeper asthenospheric wedge, and reach the lower crust reducing its viscosity and letting it flow. The zones of low resistivity in the lower crust show spatial correlation with the areas of foreland deformation from Precordillera to the Sierras Pampeanas and may also suggest a ductile regime. Shear zones reactivated by Cenozoic faulting must necessarily have their roots in the levels of the ductile lower crust associated to conductive channels. The zone where the lower crust is closer to the surface coincides with the areas of greatest structural relief and erosion. The interface between the folded ductile lower crust and the brittle upper crust might act as the main level of décollement of the bordering structures between the Precordillera, Sierra de Pie de Palo and the Sierras Pampeanas. In addition, the geometry of the interface might be conditioning the vergence of those structures.
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