Seismic Reflection Transect across the Central Iberian Zone (Iberian Massif): The ALCUDIA project

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Dec 2007

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American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2007, abstract #T31B-0479

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0905 Continental Structures (8109, 8110), 7205 Continental Crust (1219), 8108 Continental Tectonics: Compressional

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The lithosphere of the Central Iberian Zone (CIZ) differs from that of the southwestern Iberian Massif. They are limited by a suture zone. The seismic reflection profile IBERSEIS suggested that the activity of a Carboniferous mantle plume resulted in abundant intrusions of mafic magmas in the mid-to-lower crust which resulted in a singular crustal evolution. The current knowledge of the area based mostly in surface geological mapping suggests that basic magmatism continues further towards the north, indicating that the mantle plume may have affected a bigger area up to the Tajo depression. Furthermore, the existence of the Almadén mine, one of the largest mercury mine in the world within the CIZ, favour that the crust in this area is the result of anomalous lithospheric processes. Accordingly, the ALCUDIA project has been lauched aiming to study the structure and nature of the lithosphere of the CIZ. It includes the acquisition of a deep high resolution seismic reflection transect, detailed geological mapping, kinematic, petrologic and geochemical studies, and other geophysical studies (potential field methods). This new profile extends the previous IBERSEIS Transect towards the northeast, completing almost 600 km of deep seismic profiles, crossing the southern half of the Iberian Variscides. The transect crosses some important structures, such as the Toledo fault, Santa Elena Fault, Alcudia anticline, Almadén syncline, and some major magnetic anomalies. The preliminary results reveal that the crust is 30 km thick in average, with a horizontal Moho, a highly reflective mid-to-lower crust with a few mantle reflectors and well defined features in the upper crust with the indication of detachments zones that might link to the mid- crustal reflective zone.

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