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Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems | 2010

Crustal‐scale transcurrent fault development in a weak‐layered crust from an integrated geophysical research: Carboneras Fault Zone, eastern Betic Cordillera, Spain

Antonio Pedrera; Flor de Lis Mancilla; Ana Ruiz-Constán; Jesús Galindo-Zaldívar; J. Morales; Jorge Arzate; Carlos Marín-Lechado; Patricia Ruano; Luisa Buontempo; Farida Anahnah; Daniel Stich

New magnetotelluric and receiver transfer function studies provide insights from the upper to the lower crust of the eastern Betic Cordillera, which is deformed by large folds, normal faults, and a major transcurrent left-lateral fault, the Carboneras Fault Zone (CFZ). Receiver function analysis determines a NNW dipping Moho reaching 20° that increases in depth, from 20 km south of the CFZ up to 34 km in the Sierra de Los Filabres. In addition, seismic discontinuities determined in the upper crust are interpreted as major contacts between metamorphic complexes that are detached and folded. The MT inversion model reveals a conductive zone, also representing a crustal seismic discontinuity, associated with the Alpujarride/Nevado-Filabride contact and fitting the N vergent geometry of the Sierra Alhamilla antiform. A small flexure at Moho coincides with the CFZ, as revealed by the Bouguer anomaly trend, in agreement with the receiver function results. Moreover, the Bahr strike and tipper angle at the stations placed closest to the CFZ clearly reveal the continuity of the CFZ at least down to approximately 15 km in depth, crossing all the detected crustal discontinuities up to the Moho. The lack of a clear Moho offset associated with the Carboneras Fault supports the idea that some large strike-slip faults tend to accommodate the deformation by a broadening fault zone at lower crustal levels. Its nucleation could occur at the base of a thin crust, where melting processes critically reduced the lithospheric strength during the late Miocene, to then propagate upward, reaching the topographic surface. Northward, the lithosphere comprised moderately larger strength, and the crustal discontinuities favored the development of larger folds with kilometric amplitude instead of strike-slip faults since the late Miocene.


Geological Society, London, Special Publications | 2006

Fault and fold interaction during the development of the Neogene-Quaternary Almería-Níjar basin (SE Betic Cordilleras)

Antonio Pedrera; Carlos Marín-Lechado; Jesús Galindo-Zaldívar; Luis Roberto Rodríguez-Fernández; Ana Ruiz-Constán

Abstract The Neogene-Quaternary Almería-Níjar basin includes the Carboneras Fault, which constitutes a major left-lateral feature of the Betic Cordilleras. New gravity data help to determine the geometry of the sedimentary infill. The region underwent NE-SW extension during the Tortonian and local NW-SE compression during the first stages of Sierra Alhamilla uplift. During the Messinian, the sinistral strike-slip motion along the Carboneras Fault Zone, the dextral strike-slip motion along NW-SE-oriented faults, and the development of large folds such as the Sierra Alhamilla antiform, suggest clockwise rotation (towards the north) of the maximum stress axis (σ1). During the Pliocene, a NNW-SSE-oriented compression also contributes to fold development. Finally, during the Quaternary, an ENE-WSW-directed extension controls the development of NW-SE-oriented normal oblique faults. The most recent local normal activity of the Carboneras Fault is related to this extension, whereas its behaviour as a left-lateral strike-slip fault may be a consequence of the accommodation of NW-SE normal fault displacements. Basic rock bodies, recognized by means of a detailed study of the magnetic anomalies, are related to the volcanic activity known to have occurred in the area in Late Miocene times.


Geology | 2010

Deep deformation pattern from electrical anisotropy in an arched orogen (Betic Cordillera, western Mediterranean)

Ana Ruiz-Constán; Jesús Galindo-Zaldívar; Antonio Pedrera; Jorge Arzate; Jaume Pous; Farida Anahnah; Wiebke Heise; Fernando A. Monteiro Santos; Carlos Marín-Lechado

Long-period magnetotelluric data acquired in the Iberian Massif and the Betic Cordillera arched orogen provide the first evidence of electrical anisotropy in the upper mantle of the Mediterranean region. Strike analysis at different periods reveals preferred structure orientation related to olivine elongation in the mantle, and points to a heterogeneous anisotropy pattern. At deep levels (periods ≥104 s), all the sites show a common north-south geoelectrical strike (∼N170°E), which may represent a low-intensity deformation, possibly related to “frozen” prealpine plate tectonics. For periods between 10 and 103 s, a north-south constant strike (∼N180°E) at the Betic Cordillera sites contrasts with the east-west strike (∼N85°E) in the Iberian Massif. An increase in the magnitude of the induction arrows from the Iberian Massif to the inner part of the Betic Cordillera probably reflects higher deformation toward the axis of the Eurasian-African plate boundary. The integration of electrical anisotropy data with seismic anisotropy allows us to discuss mantle deformation patterns produced by delamination and subduction, suggesting that the latter mechanism may be more suitable for the alpine evolution of the western Gibraltar Arc.


Antarctic Science | 2012

The fracture system and the melt emplacement beneath the Deception Island active volcano, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica

Antonio Pedrera; Ana Ruiz-Constán; Jesús Galindo-Zaldívar; Fernando Bohoyo; Carlos Marín-Lechado; Patricia Ruano; Luis Somoza

Abstract A new magnetotelluric (MT) survey, along with new topographic parametric sonar (TOPAS) profiles and geological field observations, were carried out on the Deception Island active volcano. 3-D resistivity models reveal an ENE–WSW elongated conductor located at a depth between two and ten kilometres beneath the south-eastern part of the island, which we interpret as a combination of partial melt and hot fluids. The emplacement of the melt in the upper crust occurs along the ENE–WSW oriented, SSE dipping regional normal fault zone, which facilitates melt intrusion at shallower levels with volcanic eruptions and associated seismicity. Most of the onshore and offshore volcanic rocks are deformed by high-angle normal and sub-vertical faults with dominant dip-slip kinematics, distributed in sets roughly parallel and orthogonal to the major ENE–WSW regional tectonic trends. Faults development is related to perturbations of the regional stress field associated with magma chamber overpressure and deflation in a regional setting dominated by NW–SE to NNW–SSE extension.


Tectonics | 2012

Reply to the comment by A. G. Jones et al. on “Deep resistivity cross section of the intraplate Atlas Mountains (NW Africa): New evidence of anomalous mantle and related Quaternary volcanism”

Farida Anahnah; Jesús Galindo-Zaldívar; Ahmed Chalouan; Antonio Pedrera; Patricia Ruano; Jaume Pous; Wiebke Heise; Ana Ruiz-Constán; M. Benmakhlouf; A. C. López-Garrido; M. Ahmamou; Carlos Sanz de Galdeano; Jorge Arzate; Pedro Ibarra; Lourdes González-Castillo; Naoual Bouregba; Fernando Corbo; Eva Asensio

[1] Scientific discussion and different points of view are a basis of the advancement of knowledge. We acknowledge the comments of Jones et al. [2012] as an opportunity to publicly discuss the structure and origin of the Atlas Mountains. Moreover, we welcome the opportunity to compare our results with those recently published by the group responsible for the comment [Ledo et al., 2011], although it is not pertinent to comment in detail on a paper published in another journal. We also wish to remark that the paper of Ledo et al. [2011] was reviewed and published during the revision period of our contribution [Anahnah et al., 2011]; therefore, they are two different approaches and data sets, measured in different sites and by different instruments for the same region, lending readers the chance to compare different interpretations. The main differences on the data sets are: the profile of Anahnah et al. [2011] compared with the profile of Ledo et al. [2011] is 170 km longer, vertical magnetic data were obtained and lower frequencies were recorded. [2] We regret the style and way used by Jones et al. [2012]. We shall answer only those comments of Jones et al. [2012] related to objective issues. [3] One of the final conclusions of Jones et al. [2012] might serve as the starting point of our reply:


Tectonics | 2017

Deformation style and controlling geodynamic processes at the eastern Guadalquivir foreland basin (Southern Spain)

Carlos Marín-Lechado; Antonio Pedrera; José A. Peláez; Ana Ruiz-Constán; A. González‐Ramón; J. Henares

The tectonic structure of the Guadalquivir foreland basin becomes complex eastwards evolving from a single depocenter to a compartmented basin. The deformation pattern within the eastern Guadalquivir foreland basin has been characterized by combining seismic reflection profiles, boreholes and structural field data to output a 3D model. High-dipping NNE-SSW to NE-SW trending normal and reverse fault arrays deform the Variscan basement of the basin. These faults generally affect Tortonian sediments, which show syntectonic features sealed by the latest Miocene units. Curved and S-shaped fault-traces are abundant and caused by the linkage of nearby fault segments during lateral fault propagation. Preexisting faults were reactivated either as normal or reverse faults depending on their position within the foreland. At Tortonian time, reverse faults deformed the basin forebulge, while normal faults predominated within the backbulge. Along-strike variation of the Betic foreland basin geometry is supported by an increasing mechanical coupling of the two plates (Alboran Domain and Variscan basement) towards the eastern part of the cordillera. Thus, subduction would have progressed in the western Betics, while it would have failed in the eastern one. There, the initially subducted Iberian paleomargin (Nevado-Filabride Complex) was incorporated into the upper plate promoting the transmission of collision-related compressional stresses into the foreland since the middle Miocene. Nowadays, compression is still active and produces low-magnitude earthquakes likely linked to NNE-SSW to NE-SW pre-exiting faults reactivated with reverse oblique-slip kinematics. Seismicity is mostly concentrated around fault tips that are frequently curved in overstepping zones.


Earth Surface Processes and Landforms | 2017

Factors determining subsidence in urbanized floodplains: evidence from MT-InSAR in Seville (southern Spain): FACTORS DETERMINING SUBSIDENCE IN URBANIZED FLOODPLAINS

Ana Ruiz-Constán; Antonio M. Ruiz-Armenteros; Jesús Galindo-Zaldívar; Francisco Lamas-Fernández; Joaquim J. Sousa; Carlos Sanz de Galdeano; Antonio Pedrera; Sergio Martos-Rosillo; Miguel Caro Cuenca; J. Manuel Delgado; Ramon F. Hanssen; A. J. Gil

Major rivers have traditionally been linked with important human settlements throughout history. The growth of cities over recent river deposits makes necessary the use of multidisciplinary approaches to characterize the evolution of drainage networks in urbanized areas. Since under-consolidated fluvial sediments are especially sensitive to compaction, their spatial distribution, thickness, and mechanical behavior must be studied. Here, we report on subsidence in the city of Seville (Southern Spain) between 2003 and 2010, through the analysis of the results obtained with the Multi-Temporal InSAR (MT-InSAR) technique. In addition, the temporal evolution of the subsidence is correlated with the rainfall, the river water column and the piezometric level. Finally, we characterize the geotechnical parameters of the fluvial sediments and calculate the theoretical settlement in the most representative sectors. Deformation maps clearly indicate that the spatial extent of subsidence is controlled by the distribution of under-consolidated fine-grained fluvial sediments at heights comprised in the range of river level variation. This is clearly evident at the western margin of the river and the surroundings of its tributaries, and differs from rainfall results as consequence of the anthropic regulation of the river. On the other hand, this influence is not detected at the eastern margin due to the shallow presence of coarse-grain consolidated sediments of different terrace levels. The derived results prove valuable for implementing urban planning strategies, and the InSAR technique can therefore be considered as a complementary tool to help unravel the subsidence tendency of cities located over under-consolidated fluvial deposits.


Science of The Total Environment | 2018

SAR interferometry monitoring of subsidence in a detritic basin related to water depletion in the underlying confined carbonate aquifer (Torremolinos, southern Spain)

Ana Ruiz-Constán; Antonio M. Ruiz-Armenteros; Sergio Martos-Rosillo; Jesús Galindo-Zaldívar; Milan Lazecky; M. García; Joaquim J. Sousa; C. Sanz de Galdeano; J.M. Delgado-Blasco; Pablo Jiménez-Gavilán; Miguel Caro-Cuenca; Juan Antonio Luque-Espinar

This research underlines the need to improve water management policies for areas linked to confined karstic aquifers subjected to intensive exploitation, and to develop additional efforts towards monitoring their subsidence evolution. We analyze subsidence related to intensive use of groundwater in a confined karstic aquifer, through the use of the InSAR technique, by the southern coast of Spain (Costa del Sol). Carbonates are overlain by an unconfined detritic aquifer with interlayered high transmissivity rocks, in connection with the Mediterranean Sea, where the water level is rather stable. Despite this, an accumulated deformation in the line-of-sight (LOS) direction greater than -100 mm was observed by means of the ERS-1/2 (1992-2000) and Envisat (2003-2009) satellite SAR sensors. During this period, the Costa del Sol experienced a major population increase due to the expansion of the tourism industry, with the consequent increase in groundwater exploitation. The maximum LOS displacement rates recorded during both time spans are respectively -6 mm/yr and -11 mm/yr, respectively. During the entire period, there was an accumulated descent of the confined water level of 140 m, and several fluctuations of more than 80 m correlating with the subsidence trend observed for the whole area. Main sedimentary depocenters (up to 800 m), revealed by gravity prospecting, partly coincide with areas of subsidence maxima; yet ground deformation is also influenced by other factors, the main ones being the fine-grained facies distribution and rapid urbanization due to high touristic pressure.


Hydrological Processes | 2017

ISOTOPIC AND HYDROCHEMISTRY SPATIAL VARIATION OF SULFATE FOR GROUNDWATER CHARACTERIZATION IN KARSTIC AQUIFERS

Antonio González-Ramón; M. López-Chicano; Fernando Gázquez; Juan José Durán-Valsero; Antonio Pedrera; Ana Ruiz-Constán; Elena González-Egea

The Sierra Gorda aquifer is one of the most extensive of southern Spain. The main groundwater discharge is produced at its northern boundary through several high-flow springs. In this study, stable isotopes of dissolved sulfate (δ34S and δ18O) and groundwater chemistry were used to determine the origin of the sulfate and to characterize the groundwater flow. We sampled the main springs, as well as other minor outlets related to perched water tables, in order to determine the different sources of SO42- (e.g. dissolution of evaporites, atmospheric deposition, etc.). The substantial difference in the amount of dissolved SO42- between the springs located in its northwestern part (≈25 mg/l) and those elsewhere in the northern part (≈60 mg/l) suggests zones with separate groundwater flow systems. A third group of springs, far from the northeastern boundary of the permeable outcrops, shows higher SO42- content than the rest (≈125 mg/l). The isotopic range of sulfate (-0.3 to 14.82‰ V-CTD) points to several sources, including dissolution of Triassic or Miocene evaporites, atmospheric deposition, and decomposition of organic material in the soil. Among these, the dissolution of Triassic gypsum —which overlies the saturated zone as a consequence of the folds and faults that deform the aquifer— is the main source of SO42- (range from 12.79 to 14.82‰ V-CTD). This range is typical for Triassic gypsum. The higher karstification in the western sector, together with important differences in the saturated thickness between the western and eastern sectors, would also be due to the tectonic structure and could explain the difference in SO42- contents in the water. This singular arrangement may cause a higher residence time of groundwater in the eastern sector; thus, a higher contact time with Triassic evaporitic rocks is inferred. Accordingly, the stable isotopes of SO42- are found to be a valuable tool for identifying areas with different flow systems in the saturated zone of karstic aquifers, as well as for evaluating aspects such as the degree of karstification.


Trabajos de Geologia | 2010

Neogene folds in Ronda Depression (Western Betic Cordillera)

Ana Ruiz-Constán; Jesús Galindo-Zaldívar; C. Sanz de Galdeano

Los braquiopodos retzidinos son una fraccion menor de las faunas devonicas de la CordilleraCantabrica (Norte de Espana). Aparte de un par de formas raras, impublicadas, del Praguiense delDominio Palentino y del Emsiense inferior del Astur-Leones, proximas al genero Rhynchospirina, ellinaje alcanzo su maximo de diversidad en la parte superior del Emsiense, con dos especies del generoRetzia, R. adrieni y R. cf. prominula, Cooperispira subferita y, quizas, una forma impublicada dePlectospira. El grupo no es conocido en el resto del Devonico y reaparece en el Pensilvaniense con algunasformas del genero Hustedia. En este trabajo se propone un nuevo taxon de la Familia Retziidae,Argovejia n.gen., de la parte final del Emsiense superior de Asturias y Leon, constituido por su especietipo,A. talenti n.sp. y, quizas, por las formas del Emsiense superior del Macizo Armoricano (Francia)Retzia haidingeri var. armoricana y Retzia haidingeri var. dichotoma.The Ronda Depression is filled by Neogene sediments on the boundary between Subbeticreliefs, with NE-SW structural trends, and the frontal Subbetic Chaotic Complexes. The folding stylein the Subbetic Units of Western Betics is strongly controlled by the rheology of the rocks: thick andmassive beds of Jurassic limestones over Triassic marls and gypsum with plastic behaviour. Main deformationstructures in the sedimentary infill of the Ronda depression are simultaneous box folds withNNE-SSW and WNW-ESE trends that only affect its southwestern part. This distribution of folds isa consequence of the inherited fold trend that affected the basement during Early Burdigalian age.

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Antonio Pedrera

Spanish National Research Council

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Carlos Marín-Lechado

Instituto Geológico y Minero de España

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A. C. López-Garrido

Spanish National Research Council

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Carlos Sanz de Galdeano

Spanish National Research Council

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Jaume Pous

University of Barcelona

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Sergio Martos-Rosillo

Instituto Geológico y Minero de España

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