Belén Metamorphic Complex
| Belén Metamorphic Complex | |
|---|---|
Mica schist[1] | |
| Location | |
| Region | Arica y Parinacota Region |
| Country | Chile |
The Belén Metamorphic Complex (
kbar.[3] The timing of the metamorphism matches the age of the Famatinian orogeny in the Argentine Northwest.[3] Rocks of the Belén Metamorphic Complex were involved in one or more orogenies in the Early Paleozoic.[3]
Rocks of the complex include
The rocks of complex have experienced continuous exhuming during the last 15 million years as part of the ongoing Andean orogeny, with an apparent exhumation spurt 11 to 7 million years ago.[2]
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