Alpine tectonic wedging and crustal delamination in the Cantabrian Mountains (NW Spain)

The Cantabrian Mountains have been interpreted as a Paleozoic basement block uplifted during an Alpine deformation event that led to the partial closure of the Bay of Biscay and the building of the Pyrenean range in the Cenozoic. A detailed interpretation of deep seismic reflection profile ESCIN-2 a...

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Main Authors: J. Gallastegui, J. A. Pulgar, J. Gallart
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2016-07-01
Series:Solid Earth
Online Access:http://www.solid-earth.net/7/1043/2016/se-7-1043-2016.pdf