Andean sponges reveal long-term benthic ecosystem shifts following the end-Triassic mass extinction

KA Ritterbush, S Rosas, FA Corsetti, DJ Bottjer… - Palaeogeography …, 2015 - Elsevier
Thick cherts and cherty dolomites in the basal Jurassic Aramachay Formation of Peru
preserve a thriving continental shelf community dominated by siliceous sponges that …

Extensional basin evolution in the Cordillera Blanca, Peru: Stratigraphic and isotopic records of detachment faulting and orogenic collapse in the Andean hinterland

MK Giovanni, BK Horton, CN Garzione, B McNulty… - …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Sedimentologic, provenance, oxygen isotope, and 40Ar/39Ar results provide insights into
late Cenozoic evolution of an extensional hinterland basin in the Peruvian Andes. The 5–6.5 …

Acid rock drainage in Nevado Pastoruri glacier area (Huascarán National Park, Perú): hydrochemical and mineralogical characterization and associated …

E Santofimia, E López-Pamo, EJ Palomino… - … Science and Pollution …, 2017 - Springer
The generation of acid rock drainage (ARD) was observed in an area of Nevado Pastoruri
as a result of the oxidative dissolution of pyrite-rich lutites and sandstones. These ARDs are …

Thermotectonic history of the Marañón Fold–Thrust Belt, Peru: Insights into mineralisation in an evolving orogen

AF Scherrenberg, BP Kohn, RJ Holcombe… - Tectonophysics, 2016 - Elsevier
Fold–thrust belts along convergent margins around the world host major ore deposits. The
origin of such ore deposits is commonly episodic and so are the temporal and spatial …

[HTML][HTML] Miocene to modern hydrothermal circulation and high topography during synconvergent extension in the Cordillera Blanca, Peru

TA Grambling, MJ Jessup, DL Newell… - …, 2022 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract The Cordillera Blanca detachment in the highest elevations of the Peruvian Andes
has been accommodating synconvergent extension since the late Miocene. Stable isotope …

Offerings for Wari Ancestors: Strategies of ceramic production and distribution at Castillo de Huarmey, Peru

I Druc, M Giersz, M Kałaska, R Siuda… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The ceramics of Castillo Huarmey, a Wari-culture political center and elite
necropolis on the north coast of Peru (ca. 750–1000 CE) were subjected to mineral studies …

Pyrosequencing-based assessment of the microbial community structure of Pastoruri glacier area (Huascarán National Park, Perú), a natural extreme acidic …

E González-Toril, E Santofimia, Y Blanco… - Microbial ecology, 2015 - Springer
The exposure of fresh sulfide-rich lithologies by the retracement of the Nevado Pastoruri
glacier (Central Andes, Perú) is increasing the presence of heavy metals in the water as well …

An examination of Recuay kaolin pottery production and exchange through petrography and LA‐ICP‐MS (100–700 CE; Ancash, Peru)

ME Grávalos, RE Bria, GF Lau - Archaeometry, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This article examines the production and exchange of kaolin ceramics among Recuay
communities in highland Ancash, Peru (ca. 100–700 ce). We draw upon geochemical (laser …

Ceramic Diversity in Chavín de Huántar, Peru

IC Druc - Latin American Antiquity, 2004 - cambridge.org
Ceramic diversity in the ceremonial center of Chavín de Huantar in the Peruvian highlands
is assessed by neutron activation analysis, petrography, and stylistic analysis. These …

Application of electron microprobe analysis to identify the origin of ancient pottery production from the Castillo de Huarmey, Peru

M Kałaska, IC Druc, J Chyla, R Pimentel… - …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
A vast amount of ceramics (among other grave goods) were recovered from Castillo de
Huarmey, a Wari culture (650–1050 ce) archaeological site on the north coast of Peru. In …