The ultimate arc: Differential displacement, oroclinal bending, and vertical axis rotation in the External Betic-Rif arc

Tectonics

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2003, Pages

  Platt, J P ^a   Allerton, S ^b   Kirker, A ^b   Mandeville, C ^b   Mayfield, A ^a   Platzman, E S ^a   Rimi, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c Institut Scientifique   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Arc; Mediterranean; Orocline; Paleomagnetism; Spain; Thrust

Indexed keywords

DISPLACEMENT; FOLD AND THRUST BELT; MIOCENE; ORIENTATION; PALEOMAGNETISM; PLATE MOTION; TECTONIC ROTATION; THIN SKINNED TECTONICS;

ALBORAN SEA; BETIC CORDILLERA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MOROCCO; RIF; SPAIN;

EID: 0141792634     PISSN: 02787407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001TC001321     Document Type: Article

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