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The Seismic Crustal Structure of the Ossa-Morena Zone and its geological interpretation

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dc.creator Simancas, José Fernando
dc.creator Expósito, I.
dc.creator Flecha, I.
dc.creator Galadí, E.
dc.creator Galindo-Zaldívar, Jesús
dc.creator González-Lodeiro, Francisco
dc.creator González Cuadra, P.
dc.creator Macías, I.
dc.creator Martí, David
dc.creator Martín, A.
dc.creator Martín Parra, L. M.
dc.creator Nieto, José Miguel
dc.creator Palm, H.
dc.creator Ruano, P.
dc.creator Ruiz Fernández, Mario
dc.creator Donaire, T.
dc.creator Castillo, S.
dc.creator Carbonell, Ramón
dc.creator González-Lodeiro, Francisco
dc.creator Pérez-Estaún, Andrés
dc.creator Juhlin, C.
dc.creator Ayarza, P.
dc.creator Azor, Antonio
dc.creator Martínez-Poyatos, David
dc.creator Almodóvar, G. R.
dc.creator Pascual, E.
dc.creator Sáez, R.
dc.creator Kashubin, A.
dc.creator Alonso, F.
dc.creator Alvarez-Marrón, Joaquina
dc.creator Bohoyo, F.
dc.creator Toscano, M.
dc.date 2008-07-02T10:30:11Z
dc.date 2008-07-02T10:30:11Z
dc.date 2004
dc.date.accessioned 2017-01-31T02:18:08Z
dc.date.available 2017-01-31T02:18:08Z
dc.identifier Journal of Iberian Geology 30 (2004) 133-142
dc.identifier 0378-102X
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/10261/5510
dc.identifier.uri http://dspace.mediu.edu.my:8181/xmlui/handle/10261/5510
dc.description [EN] The IBERSEIS deep reflection seismic experiment has provided a crustal image of the Variscan orogen of southwest Iberia. A brief presentation of the entire seismic profile is given, and then the Ossa-Morena Zone (OMZ) and its boundaries are considered. The crust of the OMZ is shown to be divided into an upper crust, characterized by dominantly NE-dipping reflectivity, and a poorly reflective lower crust. The reflectivity of the upper crust has good correlation with the geological cross-section constructed from surface mapping. In the seismic image, the upper crustal geological structures are seen to merge in the middle crust. Nevertheless, the OMZ middle crust is not a mere detachment level, as it shows very unusual features: it appears as a band of strong reflectivity and irregular thickness (the Iberian Reflective Body, IRB) that we interpret as a great sill-like intrusion of basic rocks. The boundaries of the OMZ are considered sutures of the orogen, and their geometrical features, as deduced from geological mapping and the seismic image, are in accordance with the transpressional character of the Variscan collision recorded in SW Iberia. The present Moho is flat, obliterating the root of the orogen.
dc.description [ES] El experimento de sísmica de reflexión profunda IBERSEIS ha proporcionado una imagen de la corteza del Orógeno Varisco en el sudoeste de Iberia. Este artículo se centra en la descripción de la corteza de la Zona de Ossa Morena (OMZ), que está claramente dividida en una corteza superior, con reflectividad de buzamiento al NE, y una corteza inferior de pobre reflectividad. Las estructuras geológicas cartografiadas en superficie se correlacionan bien con la reflectividad de la corteza superior, y en la imagen sísmica se ven enraizar en la corteza media. Ésta está constituida por un cuerpo muy reflectivo, interpretado como una gran intrusión de rocas básicas. La imagen de las suturas que limitan la OMZ muestra el carácter fuertemente transpresivo de la colisión orogénica varisca registrada en el sudoeste de Iberia. La Moho actual es plana y, en consecuencia, no se observa la raíz del orógeno.
dc.description Funding for the field acquisition of the IBERSEIS deep seismic reflection profile has been provided by: CICYT-FEDER (1FD1997-2179/RYEN1), Junta de Andalucía, ENRESA, Swedish Research Council and the Instituto Geológico y Minero de España. This research was supported also by the Spanish Ministery of Science and Technology (grants: BTE2000-0583-C02-01, BTE2000-3035-E and BTE2000-1490-C02-01). We gratefully acknowledge the support given by J. Almarza and M. Donaire, from the Junta de Andalucía, and R. Rodríguez and J. L. Plata, from the Instituto Geológico y Minero de España. Finally, we thank the field crew of our contractor CGG for their assistance during the acquisition.
dc.description Peer reviewed
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dc.language eng
dc.publisher Universidad Complutense de Madrid
dc.rights openAccess
dc.subject Deep seismic reflection
dc.subject Structure of the crust
dc.subject Variscan orogen
dc.subject Ossa-Morena Zone
dc.subject Sísmica profunda de reflexión
dc.subject Estructura de la corteza
dc.subject Orógeno varíscico
dc.subject Zona Ossa Morena
dc.title The Seismic Crustal Structure of the Ossa-Morena Zone and its geological interpretation
dc.title La estructura sísmica de la corteza de la Zona de Ossa Morena y su interpretación geológica
dc.type Artículo


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