Large-scale structure of an Intraplate Fold-and-Thrust Belt: The Iberian Chain.
The Iberian Chain is an intraplate fold-and-thrust belt developed during the late Eocene to Miocene because of the contractional inversion of the Iberian Mesozoic Basins. Its dominant trend is NW-SE, but E-W-, NE-SW- and N-S-trending structures are also present inside it. Its NE and SW boundaries ar...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2022 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya) |
| Repositorio: | Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:recercat.cat:2445/184786 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/2445/184786 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Serralada Ibèrica Geologia estructural Tectònica Iberian Mountains Structural geology Tectonics |
| Sumario: | The Iberian Chain is an intraplate fold-and-thrust belt developed during the late Eocene to Miocene because of the contractional inversion of the Iberian Mesozoic Basins. Its dominant trend is NW-SE, but E-W-, NE-SW- and N-S-trending structures are also present inside it. Its NE and SW boundaries are major thrusts: The North Iberian Thrust and the Serranía de Cuenca Thrust. The thrust-sheet on top of these thrusts, display two big anticlinoriums, separated by the big Almazán Synclinorium. They are interpreted as major fault-bend folds developed over the ramp and flat geometry of the two major thrusts. The level of erosion is low in most of its extent, so there is a small difference between the tectonic and the topographic reliefs. Hence, a low dip is needed for the major thrusts. A model section is presented which fits a cross-section thru the chain. A total displacement of 60km of the thrust-sheet is needed to fit the cross-section geometry, and the sole thrust is located at a depth of 10km. |
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