Redefinition of the deformation scheme of the Mulhacen Complex and implications for the relative timing of the overthrusting of the Alpujarride Complex in the Betic Zone (SE Spain)

  • Koen de Jong Institute of Earth Sciences, Vrije Universiteit, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Keywords: microstructures, mineral growth, nappe emplacement, polyphase deformation, strain gradient

Abstract

A new deformation scheme is presented for the Mulhacen Complex of the Betic Zone in southern Spain. This deformation scheme, which consists of six phases of superimposed penetrative deformation, is based on structural investigations in the contact zone with the overlying Alpujarride Complex. The newly obtained data imply that overthrusting by the Alpujarride Complex was the last major event in the deformational history of the Mulhacen Complex.

Published
1993-01-01
How to Cite
Koen de Jong. (1993). Redefinition of the deformation scheme of the Mulhacen Complex and implications for the relative timing of the overthrusting of the Alpujarride Complex in the Betic Zone (SE Spain). Netherlands Journal of Geosciences, 71, 317-326. Retrieved from https://njgjournal.nl/index.php/njg/article/view/12549
Issue
Volume 71 - 1992
Section
Regular paper

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