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The Rock of Gibraltar
Author(s) -
ROSE EDWARD P. F.,
ROSENBAUM M. S.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
geology today
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.188
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1365-2451
pISSN - 0266-6979
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2451.1991.tb00772.x
Subject(s) - geology , shore , tectonics , paleontology , pleistocene , earth science , oceanography
Most people have heard of the Rock of Gibraltar, yet few know anything of its geology. Recent studies now interpret the Rock as a partly overturned mass of Jurassic limestone, thrust into position during continent‐continent collision by about 15–20 million years ago, and shaped largely by shoreline processes active during Pleistocene tectonic uplift. The Rock's geology has implications for currently developing interpretations of the geological evolution of the western Mediterranean region and for the fast‐growing development of Gibraltar's urban environment.