TheNorth Patagonian Batholith (Spanish:Batolito Nor-Patagónico) is a series ofigneousplutons in thePatagonianAndes ofArgentina andChile.
The Northern Patagonian Batholith was formed in theMesozoic Era andCenozoic Era. It is made up of a collection of individualplutons made up ofgranodiorite,tonalite anddiorite among other rocks.
Most plutons of the North Patagonian Batholith are ofCretaceous Period to theMiocene age of theNeogene Period (135 Ma to 25-15 Ma), during theMesozoic Era. Late Miocene to earlyPliocene (10 to 5 Ma) leucogranites were also intruded. The Tertiary intrusions are centered on thestrike-slipLiquine-Ofqui fault zone and include somegabbro bodies.[1]
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