Arc-parallel vs back-arc extension in the Western Gibraltar arc: Is the Gibraltar forearc still active?

Extremely tight arcs, framed within the Eurasia-Africa convergence region, developed during the Neogene on both sides of the western Mediterranean. A complex interplate deformation zone has been invoked to explain their structural trend-line patterns, the shortening directions and the development o...

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Main Authors: J.C. BALANYÁ, A. CRESPO-BLANC, M. DÍAZ-ASPIROZ, I. EXPÓSITO, F. TORCAL, V. PÉREZ-PEÑA, G. BOOTH-REA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Geociències Barcelona (Geo3BCN), Institut de Diagnosi Ambiental i Estudis de l'Aigua (IDAEA), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) 2012-10-01
Series:Geologica Acta
Online Access:https://revistes.ub.edu/index.php/GEOACTA/article/view/5123