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Record Nr.

UNINA9910366632503321

Titolo

The Geology of Iberia: A Geodynamic Approach : Volume 5: Active Processes: Seismicity, Active Faulting and Relief / / edited by Cecilio Quesada, José Tomás Oliveira

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020

ISBN

3-030-10931-3

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (143 pages)

Collana

Regional Geology Reviews, , 2364-6438

Disciplina

557.3

554.6

Soggetti

Natural disasters

Geology

Geophysics

Natural Hazards

Geophysics/Geodesy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1. Preface -- 2.Active processes in Iberia: An Introduction -- 3.Active deformation in the Iberian Peninsula from geodetic techniques -- 4.Seismicity of the Iberian Peninsula -- 5. Active faults in Iberia -- 6. Active landscapes of Iberia.

Sommario/riassunto

Adopting a global approach, this unique book provides an updated review of the geology of Iberia and its continental margins from a geodynamic perspective. Owing to its location close to successive plate margins, Iberia has played a pivotal role in the geodynamic evolution of the Gondwanan, Rheic, Pangea, Tethys and Eurasian plates over the last 600 Ma of Earth’s history. The geological record starts with the amalgamation of Gondwana in the Neoproterozoic, which was succeeded by the rifting and spreading of the Rheic ocean; its demise, which led to the amalgamation of Pangea in the late Paleozoic; and the rifting and spreading of several arms of the Neotethys ocean in the Mesozoic Era and their ongoing closure, which was responsible for the Alpine orogeny. The significant advances in the last 20 years have



increasingly attracted international interest in exploring the geology of the Iberian Peninsula. This final volume of the Geology of Iberia focuses on the active geological processes in Iberia including seismicity and active faulting as well as the modern landscapes in the Iberian Peninsula.