Tectonic model for the latest Triassic-Early Jurassic extensional event in and around the Iberian Peninsula

An array of 200-Ma-old (Lower Jurassic) dolerite dikes in both the eastern and western sides of the Atlantic records an episode of SE directed extension which occurred in and around the Iberian Peninsula. This extensional regime episode is responsible for the formation of the main structures in the...

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Bibliographic Details
Authors: Vegas, Ramón, Olaiz, Antonio José, Medialdea, Teresa
Format: article
Publication Date:2016
Country:España
Institution:Universidad de Huelva (UHU)
Repository:Arias Montano. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:ariasmontano.uhu.es:10272/13729
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10272/13729
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Jurassic
Dolerite dikes
Extensional event
Iberian Peninsula
Atlantic domain
Jurásico
Diques básicos
Episodio extensional
Península Ibérica
Dominio Atlántico
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Summary:An array of 200-Ma-old (Lower Jurassic) dolerite dikes in both the eastern and western sides of the Atlantic records an episode of SE directed extension which occurred in and around the Iberian Peninsula. This extensional regime episode is responsible for the formation of the main structures in the Iberian Peninsula and neighboring areas at the beginning of the Jurassic