Río de la Plata craton

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geology of South America

  • Map showing the countries of South America with national capitals and surrounding bodies of water, including the Atlantic and Pacific.
    In South America: Geologic history

    …Luis Alves, Alto Paraguay, and Río de la Plata—represent the Precambrian core of South America, and (with the exception of the Alto Paraguay craton) those now appear as upwarped massifs arrayed from north to south in the immense eastern portion of the continent; a number of other Precambrian crustal blocks…

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