Tectonic evidence in the Ronda peridotites, Spain, for mantle diapirism related to delamination

Research Article| November 01, 2004 Tectonic evidence in the Ronda peridotites, Spain, for mantle diapirism related to delamination J.M. Tubía; J.M. Tubía 1Departamento de Geodinámica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad del País Vasco, apartado 644, 48080 Bilbao, Spain Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar J. Cuevas; J. Cuevas 1Departamento de Geodinámica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad del País Vasco, apartado 644, 48080 Bilbao, Spain Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar J.J. Esteban J.J. Esteban 1Departamento de Geodinámica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad del País Vasco, apartado 644, 48080 Bilbao, Spain Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information J.M. Tubía 1Departamento de Geodinámica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad del País Vasco, apartado 644, 48080 Bilbao, Spain J. Cuevas 1Departamento de Geodinámica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad del País Vasco, apartado 644, 48080 Bilbao, Spain J.J. Esteban 1Departamento de Geodinámica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad del País Vasco, apartado 644, 48080 Bilbao, Spain Publisher: Geological Society of America Received: 01 Jun 2004 Revision Received: 21 Jul 2004 Accepted: 23 Jul 2004 First Online: 03 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (2004) 32 (11): 941–944. https://doi.org/10.1130/G20869.1 Article history Received: 01 Jun 2004 Revision Received: 21 Jul 2004 Accepted: 23 Jul 2004 First Online: 03 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation J.M. Tubía, J. Cuevas, J.J. Esteban; Tectonic evidence in the Ronda peridotites, Spain, for mantle diapirism related to delamination. Geology 2004;; 32 (11): 941–944. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/G20869.1 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract The contribution of asthenospheric diapirs to the exhumation of orogenic lherzolites from the mantle to Earth's surface is a major issue in the evolution of orogenic belts. Detailed maps of the trajectories of the foliation in the Carratraca massifs of the Ronda peridotites (Betic Cordillera, southern Spain) provide evidence for a narrow mantle diapir that was formed in early Miocene time. When set in its geologic and petrologic context, this diapir documents the injection of hot asthenosphere into older and cooler lithospheric mantle, possibly in response to the delamination of the lithosphere that had been thickened during the Mesozoic and Cenozoic convergence of the African and Iberian plates from Cretaceous time onward. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.