Mesozoic and Cenozoic vertical movements in the Atlas system (Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia): an overview

DF de Lamotte, P Leturmy, Y Missenard, S Khomsi… - Tectonophysics, 2009 - Elsevier
The E–W trending Atlas System of Maghreb consists of weakly shortened, intra-continental
fold belts associated with plateau areas (“Mesetas”), extending between the south …

Crustal structure of active deformation zones in Africa: Implications for global crustal processes

CJ Ebinger, D Keir, ID Bastow, K Whaler… - …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Cenozoic East African rift (EAR), Cameroon Volcanic Line (CVL), and Atlas
Mountains formed on the slow‐moving African continent, which last experienced orogeny …

The atlas system

D Frizon de Lamotte, M Zizi, Y Missenard… - … Evolution: The Geology …, 2008 - Springer
4.1 Background References: Since Michard (1976) synthesis, the Atlas system has been the
subject of a number of geological studies synthesized by Stets & Wurster (1982), Laville …

The variscan belt

A Michard, C Hœpffner, A Soulaimani… - Continental evolution: The …, 2008 - Springer
This chapter is a tribute to Jacques Destombes and Solange Willefert, and to the memory of
Henri Hollard, whose names are associated to the deciphering of the Paleozoic stratigraphy …

Neoproterozoic tectonic evolution of the jebel Saghro and Bou Azzer—El Graara inliers, eastern and central Anti-Atlas, Morocco

GJ Walsh, F Benziane, JN Aleinikoff, RW Harrison… - Precambrian …, 2012 - Elsevier
New map**, geochemistry, and 17 U–Pb SHRIMP zircon ages from rocks of the Sirwa,
Bou Azzer–El Graara, and Jebel Saghro inliers constrain the Neoproterozoic evolution of the …

The Atlas of Morocco: A plume‐assisted orogeny

R Lanari, C Faccenna, C Natali… - Geochemistry …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
We explore the connections between crustal shortening, volcanism, and mantle dynamics in
the Atlas of Morocco. In response to compressional forces and strain localization, this …

The structure and evolution of the lithosphere–asthenosphere boundary beneath the Atlantic–Mediterranean Transition Region

J Fullea, M Fernàndez, JC Afonso, J Vergés, H Zeyen - Lithos, 2010 - Elsevier
The present-day thermal and compositional 3D structure of the lithosphere beneath the
Atlantic–Mediterranean Transition Region and the lithosphere–asthenosphere interaction …

[HTML][HTML] The anti-atlas pan-african belt (Morocco): overview and pending questions

A Soulaimani, H Ouanaimi… - Comptes …, 2018 - comptes-rendus.academie-sciences …
Résumé Between the High Atlas and the Saharan platform, the Anti-Atlas of Morocco offers
large exposures of Precambrian rocks beneath the moderately folded Paleozoic series …

Topographic expressions of mantle dynamics in the Mediterranean

C Faccenna, TW Becker - Earth-Science Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
The surface of the Earth is the ever-changing expression of the dynamic processes
occurring at depth and at or above its surface. However, our ability to “read” landscapes in …

Finite‐frequency Rayleigh wave tomography of the western Mediterranean: Map** its lithospheric structure

I Palomeras, S Thurner, A Levander… - Geochemistry …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
We present a 3‐D shear wave velocity model for the crust and upper mantle of the western
Mediterranean from Rayleigh wave tomography. We analyzed the fundamental mode in the …