Lineamientos y fracturacion en el extremo oriental de la Rama Aragonesa de la Cadena Iberica (cuenca de Montalban)

The analysis of Landsat lineaments at the eastern end of the Aragonian Branch (comprising the palaeozoic core of the Montalban anticline, the Tertiary Montalban basin and several outcrops of Mesozoic rocks) shows a constant NE-SW direction maximum throughout the area, with a secondary NW-SE maximum....

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Tena, S., Casas Sainz, Antonio, Soriano, María Asunción
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:1997
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Huelva (UHU)
Repositorio:Arias Montano. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ariasmontano.uhu.es:10272/10319
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10272/10319
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Lineament
Fracture
Basement fault
Tertiary
Iberian Chain
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Sumario:The analysis of Landsat lineaments at the eastern end of the Aragonian Branch (comprising the palaeozoic core of the Montalban anticline, the Tertiary Montalban basin and several outcrops of Mesozoic rocks) shows a constant NE-SW direction maximum throughout the area, with a secondary NW-SE maximum. The lineament pattern remains unchanged when analysing separately lineaments in rocks of different ages (Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Paleogene, Neogene). The maximum density estimated from cumulative length of lines is 2 km per km2. The comparison with geological maps and field observations allow to interpret lineaments as fractures and faults, many of them with little or no offset. The main NE-SW trend seems to correspond to Late Variscan faults reactivated during the mesozoic as extensional faults at the Mesozoic basins North and South of the studied area. The NW-SE maximum coincides with the main structural trend of the Aragonian Branch. Lineaments trending N-S to NNW-SSE are scarce and limited to the surroundings of the Alpeh6s fault