Contrasted evolution of the western and eastern Mediterranean since Neogene Time
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La evolución del Mediterráneo después del climax del orógeno Alpino, se sue/e explicar por medio de zonas de subducción resultado de la convergencia entre Africa y Eurasia. Sin embargo, los sectores occidental y oriental del Mediterráneo presentan características contrastadas. Mientras en el este subsisten zonas de subducción y una corteza oceánica relicta, en el oeste predomina una tectónica de (detachments» extensionales con generación local de corteza oceánica
The evolution of the Mediterranean following the Alpine orogeny’s climax has usually been explained through subduction zones resulting from the convergence between Africa and Eurasia. However, west and east Mediterranean sectors show contrasted features. While subduction zones and an oceanic crust characterize the east, a tectonic of extensional detachments with local oceanic crust generation predominates in the west.
The evolution of the Mediterranean following the Alpine orogeny’s climax has usually been explained through subduction zones resulting from the convergence between Africa and Eurasia. However, west and east Mediterranean sectors show contrasted features. While subduction zones and an oceanic crust characterize the east, a tectonic of extensional detachments with local oceanic crust generation predominates in the west.







