This volume gives an overview of the geotectonic evolution of the Central Andes. The contributions cover the whole spectrum of geoscientific research: geology, petrology, geochemistry, geophysics and geomorphology. They deal with the period from late Precambrium up to the youngest phenomena in the Quaternary. The book is of value for regional geologists as well as for scientists interested in orogenic processes related to active continental margins. Ancient crystalline basement provinces in the north chilean central andes - relics of continental crust development since the mid proterozoic.- The puncoviscana formation (late precambrian - early cambrian). - sedimentology, tectonometamorphic history and age of the oldest rocks of nw argentina.- Geology and sedimentology of the cambrian grupo meson (NW argentina).- Lower ordovician in the southern part of the argentine eastern cordillera.- Geology of the coquena formation (arenigian-llanvirnian) in the nw argentine puna: Constraints on geodynamic interpretation.- The paleozoic evolution of Northern Chile: Geotectonic implications.- Marine mesozoic paleogeography in Northern Chile between 21°-26°S.- Tectonic framework and correlations of the cretaceous-ecocene salta group; Argentina.- The cenozoic saline deposits of the chilean andes between 18°00? and 27°00? south latitude.- Geomorphological west-east-section through the north chilean andes near antofagasta.- The jurassic la negra formation in the area of antofagasta, Northern Chile (lithology, petrography, geochemistry).- Cenozoic ignimbrites of the central andes: A new genetic model.- Central andean gravity field and its relation to crustal structures.- Seismicity and crustal structure of the central andes.- Structures and crustal development of the central andes between 21° and 25°S. Professor Dr. Heinrich Bahlburg lehrt und forscht am Geologisch-Paläontologischen Institut der Universität Münster.
