[HTML][HTML] Orogenic architecture of the Mediterranean region and kinematic reconstruction of its tectonic evolution since the Triassic

DJJ Van Hinsbergen, TH Torsvik, SM Schmid… - Gondwana …, 2020 - Elsevier
The basins and orogens of the Mediterranean region ultimately result from the opening of
oceans during the early break-up of Pangea since the Triassic, and their subsequent …

Tethys–Atlantic interaction along the Iberia–Africa plate boundary: The Betic–Rif orogenic system

J Vergés, M Fernàndez - Tectonophysics, 2012 - Elsevier
Initial SE-dipping slow subduction of the Ligurian–Tethys lithosphere beneath Africa from
Late Cretaceous to middle Oligocene twisting to a later faster E-dipping subduction of the …

Origin and consequences of western Mediterranean subduction, rollback, and slab segmentation

DJJ van Hinsbergen, RLM Vissers, W Spakman - Tectonics, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The western Mediterranean recorded subduction rollback, slab segmentation and
separation. Here we address the questions of what caused Oligocene rollback initiation, and …

Evolution of the Late Miocene Mediterranean–Atlantic gateways and their impact on regional and global environmental change

R Flecker, W Krijgsman, W Capella… - 2015 - Elsevier
Marine gateways play a critical role in the exchange of water, heat, salt and nutrients
between oceans and seas. As a result, changes in gateway geometry can significantly alter …

Origin and significance of olistostromes in the evolution of orogenic belts: A global synthesis

A Festa, K Ogata, GA Pini, Y Dilek, JL Alonso - Gondwana Research, 2016 - Elsevier
Olistostromes (sedimentary mélanges) represent the products of ancient submarine mass
transport processes. We present a comparative analysis of the occurrences and internal …

Mechanisms and processes of stratal disruption and mixing in the development of mélanges and broken formations: Redefining and classifying mélanges

A Festa, Y Dilek, GA Pini, G Codegone, K Ogata - Tectonophysics, 2012 - Elsevier
The terms mélange and broken formation have been used in different ways in the literature.
The lack of agreement on their definition often leads to confusion and misinterpretations. An …

The contourite depositional system of the Gulf of Cadiz: a sedimentary model related to the bottom current activity of the Mediterranean outflow water and its interaction …

FJ Hernández-Molina, E Llave, DAV Stow… - Deep Sea Research …, 2006 - Elsevier
The present paper is mostly a synthesis of work conducted on the continental margin of the
Gulf of Cádiz using a broad database collected by several cruises and projects supported by …

Onset of Mediterranean outflow into the North Atlantic

FJ Hernández-Molina, DAV Stow, CA Alvarez-Zarikian… - Science, 2014 - science.org
Sediments cored along the southwestern Iberian margin during Integrated Ocean Drilling
Program Expedition 339 provide constraints on Mediterranean Outflow Water (MOW) …

Holocene earthquake record offshore Portugal (SW Iberia): testing turbidite paleoseismology in a slow-convergence margin

E Gracia, A Vizcaino, C Escutia, A Asioli… - Quaternary Science …, 2010 - Elsevier
The SW margin of the Iberian Peninsula hosts the present-day boundary between the
Eurasian and African Plates. Convergence (4–5mm/yr) is accommodated through a wide …

Formation processes of methane-derived authigenic carbonates from the Gulf of Cadiz

VH Magalhães, LM Pinheiro, MK Ivanov, E Kozlova… - Sedimentary …, 2012 - Elsevier
The Gulf of Cadiz, NE Atlantic, represents an area of extensive formation of methane-derived
authigenic carbonates (MDAC), indicative of fluid seepage. These MDAC, that reach …