Estudio de la fracturación en el sector meridional de Sierra Almijara (provincia de Málaga)

Abstract

By means of a photointerpretation study, the main fault sets have been determined in the Sierra Almijara, in the Betic Cordillera. The more frequent directions are N20-40E, N50-70E, N90-100E, N120-140E and N140-160E. They are consistent with some of the main stress fields occurred in the Betic Cordillera. The paleostresses responsible of fracturing have been inferred from regional and field data. Many of the movements of these faults occurred since de late Tortonian, during a very important uplifting of the Betic Range, up to the Quaternary