Puerto Edén Igneous and Metamorphic Complex

Puerto Edén Igneous and Metamorphic Complex
Type Complex
Lithology
Primary Metamorphic rocks, migmatite, plutonic rocks, gneiss
Location
Region Magallanes Region
Country Chile, Argentina
Type section
Named for Puerto Edén

The Puerto Edén Igneous and Metamorphic Complex is a large coherent but varied group of metamorphic and igneous rocks –in other words a geologic complex– that crops out in the Patagonian channels of Magallanes Region. At present the rocks of the complex include migmatites, plutonic rocks and high-grade metamorphic rocks. To the west the Puerto Edén Igneous and Metamorphic Complex bounds the South Patagonian Batholith.[1]

References

  1. Hervé, F.; Faundez, V.; Calderón, M.; Massonne, H.-J.; Willner, A.P. (2007). "Metamorphic and plutonic basement complexes". In Moreno, Teresa; Gibbons, Wes. The Geology of Chile. Geological Society of London. pp. 7–20.

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