RT Journal Article
T1 Neotectonics and morphotectonics of the southern Almería region (Betic Cordillera-Spain) kinematic implications
A1 Martínez Díaz, José Jesús
A1 Hernández Enrile, José Luis
AB Most previous studies related to the recent tectonic development of southeastern Betic Cordillera, and in particular the south of Almería, agree with the kinematic variety that can be observed in the post-Miocene structures at different scales. This variety is difficult to explain if we consider only the regional stress field related to the convergence of the Eurasian and African plates that remained relatively steady over the last 9 Ma. This work proposes a block tectonics with horizontal and vertical relative movements driven by strike-slip movements of major faults to explain the variety of kinematics observed in the area from Middle Miocene to present. The combined activity of the Alpujarras fault zone (dextral strike-slip) and the Carboneras fault zone (sinistral strike-slip) induces, within the major block bounded by them, the squeezing of minor pre-existing fault bounded crustal blocks. This process generates traction areas inside the escaping block, which are linked with the existence of gradients of westward movement rate. This tectonics can explain some of the structures related with the extensional tectonics predominant in the south of Almería province and the development of the minor and major morphostructures driven by faults with different kinematics. The tectonics of blocks proposed is useful to give a coherent interpretation of apparently incoherent local structural data into a regional and homogeneous compressional stress field.
PB Springer
SN 1437-3254
YR 2004
FD 2004
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/125210
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/125210
LA eng
NO Martínez-Díaz, José J., y J. L. Hernández-Enrile. «Neotectonics and morphotectonics of the southern Almería region (Betic Cordillera-Spain) kinematic implications». International Journal of Earth Sciences, vol. 93, n.º 2, abril de 2004, pp. 189-206. DOI.org (Crossref), https://doi.org/10.1007/s00531-003-0379-y.
NO Comisión Interministerial de Ciencia y Tecnología (España)
DS Docta Complutense
RD 28 mar 2026