@article{fdi:010070835, title = {{G}eological record of flat slab-induced extension in the southern {P}eruvian forearc}, author = {{N}oury, {M}. and {P}hilippon, {M}. and {B}ernet, {M}. and {P}aquette, {J}. {L}. and {S}emp{\'e}r{\'e}, {T}hierry}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he long-lived {A}ndean subduction zone underwent several flat slab episodes and is therefore ideal to study the consequences of a complete cycle of slab flattening and steepening on the upper plate deformation pattern. {I}n the modern {P}eruvian forearc (15 degrees-17 degrees {S}), slab flattening caused a {P}aleogene (52-30 {M}a) landward migration of volcanic activity. {C}ombining structural geology and a source-tosink thermochronological study, we show that the flat slab period is contemporaneous with uplift accommodated by large-scale crustal extension in the forearc. {I}n this light, we argue that the study area is an ancient analog to the modern {M}exican and northern {P}eruvian forearcs located above modern flat slab segments and currently under-going widespread extension.}, keywords = {{PEROU}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{G}eology}, volume = {45}, numero = {8}, pages = {723--726}, ISSN = {0091-7613}, year = {2017}, DOI = {10.1130/g38990.1}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010070835}, }