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Strike slip shear zone in Uruguay
The Sarandí del Yí Shear Zone is a
strike slip
shear zone in
Uruguay. The shear zone has a NNW-SSE orientation and a
dextral relative direction. It runs across the
Río de la Plata Craton from the coast east of
Montevideo in the south to the town of
Sarandí del Yí. Sarandí del Yí Shear Zone shows a relative displacement of 40 kilometres (25 mi) and truncates the
Uruguayan dyke swarm to the west.
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References
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^ Gaucher, C.; Finney, S. C.; Poiré, D. G.; Valencia, V. A.; Grove, M.; Blanco, G.; Pamoukaghlián, K.; Peral, L. G. (2008).
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Precambrian Research. 167 (1): 150–170.
Bibcode:
2008PreR..167..150G.
doi:
10.1016/j.precamres.2008.07.006.
hdl:
11336/74329. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
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^ Halls, Henry C.; Campal, Nestor; Davis, Don W; Bossi, Jorge (2001). "Magnetic studies and U–Pb geochronology of the Uruguayan dyke swarm, Rio de la Plata craton, Uruguay: paleomagnetic and economic implications".
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Bibcode:
2001JSAES..14..349H.
doi:
10.1016/s0895-9811(01)00031-1.