The paleotectonic evolution of the western Mediterranean: provenance insights from the internal Betics, southern Spain

Since the early Cenozoic, the closure of the Alpine Tethys in the Western Mediterranean has been accomplished by protracted subduction, followed by collision and orogenic collapse. The internal zones of the Betic Cordillera (southern Spain) and Rif (northern Morocco) experienced subduction metamorph...

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Main Authors: Eirini M. Poulaki, Daniel F. Stockli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Earth Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2022.929502/full