dc.contributor.advisor	Bally, Albert W.
dc.creator	Blankenship, Cynthia Lee
dc.date.accessioned	2009-06-04T00:07:18Z
dc.date.available	2009-06-04T00:07:18Z
dc.date.issued	1990
dc.description.abstract	A new tectonic subdivision of the central External Betic Cordillera is proposed based on previous stratigraphic studies, interpretation of seismic reflection profiles and balanced cross-sections. All available surface and subsurface data are used to constrain a balanced cross-section in the central part of the Betic folded belt, and reconstructions are presented to illustrate three optional evolutionary sequences for this folded belt. In the favored option, the outermost allochthonous unit is interpreted to be bounded to the south by a backthrust. In the reconstruction this unit is located immediately south of the undeformed foreland. Furthermore, the dominant structure in the main part of the folded belt is postulated to be a large, elongate klippe emplaced by a north-directed overthrust. Based upon stratigraphic correlations across and along the thrust belt, the paleogeography that results from this structural reconstruction is that of a single basin.
dc.format.extent	175 p.	en_US
dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf
dc.identifier.callno	Thesis Geol. 1990 Blankenship
dc.identifier.citation	Blankenship, Cynthia Lee. "Structural evolution of the central External Betic Cordillera, southern Spain." (1990) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13416">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13416</a>.
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13416
dc.language.iso	eng
dc.rights	Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.
dc.subject	Geology
dc.title	Structural evolution of the central External Betic Cordillera, southern Spain
dc.type	Thesis
dc.type.genre	maps
dc.type.material	Text
thesis.degree.department	Earth Science
thesis.degree.discipline	Natural Sciences
thesis.degree.grantor	Rice University
thesis.degree.level	Masters
thesis.degree.name	Master of Arts

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