Orthogonal folding of extensional detachments: Structure and origin of the Sierra Nevada elongated dome (Betics, SE Spain)

Tectonics

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 3-1-3-20

  Martinez Martinez J M ^a   Soto, J I ^a   Balanya J C ^b  

^a INSTITUTO ANDALUZ DE CIENCIAS DE LA TIERRA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Betics; Elongated domes; Extensional detachments; Mediterranean; Orthogonal folds; Unroofing

Indexed keywords

DETACHMENT FAULT; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FAULTING; FOLDING; MIOCENE; UNROOFING;

BETIC CORDILLERA; SIERRA NEVADA; SPAIN;

EID: 0036625238     PISSN: 02787407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001TC001283     Document Type: Article

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