U of A Geosciences PhD students Caden Howlett and Chance Ronemus summitted Cerro Mercedario (22,050 ft) collecting samples for geochemical analysis.
Jan. 31, 2022
How does plate tectonics produce mountains? TANGO aims to study how the Andes in South America were formed.
University of Arizona Geosciences PhD students Caden Howlett and Chance Ronemus summitted Cerro Mercedario, the eighth-highest mountain of the Andes with an elevation of 6,720 m (22,050 ft) to collect samples for geochemical analysis (low-T-thermochronology), which will inform on the timing of erosion and uplift of the Andes. This is part of TANGO (TransAndean Great Orogeny) a large, NSF funded, multidisciplinary and international project led by several faculty in Geosciences (Susan Beck , Barbara Carrapa, Peter DeCelles, Mihai Ducea , Eric Kiser).