The Betic-Rif arc is one of the smallest and tightest orogenic arcs on Earth, and together with
its extensional hinterland, the Alborán Domain, it formed between two colliding continents …

The Tell-Rif (Tell in Algeria and Tunisia; Rif in Morocco) is the orogenic system fringing to
the south the West Mediterranean basins. This system comprises three major tectonic …

The western Mediterranean subduction zone (WMSZ) extends from the northern Apennine
to southern Spain and turns around forming the narrow and tight Calabrian and Gibraltar …

In recent years, the origin of the Betic‐Rif orocline has been the subject of considerable
debate. Much of this debate has focused on mechanisms required to generate rapid late …

ABSTRACT The Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) Leg 161 drilled in the Western
Mediterranean Sea (May–June, 1995) to investigate outstanding processes in the origin and …

Using the peri-Mediterranean blueschist belts as a case study we discuss the mechanisms
of syn-orogenic exhumation of high-pressure (HP) and ultra-highpressure (UHP) rocks. The …

The Betic Cordillera of southern Spain provides a clear example of a collisional orogen that
has undergone large‐scale extensional collapse while convergent motion of the bounding …

The Society makes every effort to ensure that the scientific and production quality of its
books matches that of its journals. Since 1997, all book proposals have been refereed by …

Multichannel seismic reflection images across the transition between the east Alborán and
the Algero‐Balearic basins show how crustal thickness decreases from about 5 s two‐way …

A close relationship of the kinematics and timing between low‐angle extensional faulting
and upright folding is established for the Miocene detachment systems in the hinterland of …