Networks of geometrically coherent faults accommodate Alpine tectonic inversion offshore southwestern Iberia

Abstract M w) of 8.0. Tectonic inversion started in the Late Cretaceous, and its magnitude is greater close to where magmatic intrusions are identified. In contrast to previous models, this work postulates that regions in which Late Mesozoic magmatism was more intense comprise thickened, harder crust and form lateral buttresses to northwest–southeast compression. It shows these structural buttresses to have promoted the development of early stage fold-and-thrust belts – typical of convergent margins – in two distinct sectors.

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Networks of geometrically coherent faults accommodate Alpine tectonic inversion offshore southwestern Iberia ; volume:15 ; number:1 ; year:2024 ; pages:39-62 ; extent:24 ; Solid earth ; 15, Heft 1 (2024), 39-62 (gesamt 24)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Alves, Tiago M.

Further information

• DOI: 10.5194/se-15-39-2024
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2024020103200081194329
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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