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E–W opening of the Algerian Basin (Western Mediterranean)
Author(s) -
Mauffret A.,
Frizon de Lamotte D.,
Lallemant S.,
Gorini C.,
Maillard A.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
terra nova
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.353
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1365-3121
pISSN - 0954-4879
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3121.2004.00559.x
Subject(s) - geology , structural basin , mediterranean climate , mediterranean basin , arc (geometry) , paleontology , archaeology , geography , geometry , mathematics
We present geophysical and geological evidence of fast (2 cm yr −1 in the east and 5 cm yr −1 in the west) E–W spreading between 16 and 8 Ma in the region behind the Gibraltar Arc in the Algerian Basin.