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The Cabuérniga Fault System (CFS) extends for 150 km in E-W trend along the northern divide of the Cantabrian Mountains, near the Cantabrian Sea. This fault system was reactivated several times since the Paleozoic, and displays... more
The Cabuérniga Fault System (CFS) extends for 150 km in E-W trend along the northern divide of the Cantabrian Mountains, near the Cantabrian Sea. This fault system was reactivated several times since the Paleozoic, and displays hydrothermal activity nowadays. We present here a detailed geological map of the whole CFS and six cross-sections distributed along strike, which allowed us to unravel the kinematic history of the individual fault segments comprising the CFS. The current CFS geometry mainly results from the reactivation of E–W Variscan thrusts and NW–SE Late-Variscan strike-slip faults during the Alpine Cycle. Reactivation took place in relation to both Permian and Mesozoic pre-orogenic extension and subsequent Cenozoic shortening. The eastern end of the CFS corresponds to a N-S structure arriving at the Cantabrian coast, while the western edge connects with the E-W trending Llanera fault, leading to an Alpine fault system extending 220 km.
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Analysis of the conodont colour alteration index and the Kübler index of illite allowed us the characterization of four types of very low- or low-grade metamorphism in the Cantabrian Zone (CZ) and determination of their regional and... more
Analysis of the conodont colour alteration index and the Kübler index of illite allowed us the characterization of four types of very low- or low-grade metamorphism in the Cantabrian Zone (CZ) and determination of their regional and temporal distribution. These types are: (1) an orogenic Variscan metamorphism present only in restricted areas of the western and north-western parts of the CZ where epizonal conditions are reached; (2) a burial metamorphism that appears in the basal part of some nappes, where anchizonal conditions are sometimes achieved; the thermal peak preceded emplacement of the nappes; (3) a late-Variscan metamorphism in the southern and south-eastern parts of the CZ; a cleavage, cutting most of the Variscan folds, is associated with this metamorphism, which has been related to an extensional episode; (4) a contact metamorphism and hydrothermal activity associated with minor intrusive bodies. The extension continued after the Variscan deformation giving rise to hydrothermal activity during Permian times.
The Cabuérniga Fault System (CFS) extends for 150 km in E-W trend along the northern divide of the Cantabrian Mountains, near the Cantabrian Sea. This fault system was reactivated several times since the Paleozoic, and displays... more
The Cabuérniga Fault System (CFS) extends for 150 km in E-W trend along the northern divide of the Cantabrian Mountains, near the Cantabrian Sea. This fault system was reactivated several times since the Paleozoic, and displays hydrothermal activity nowadays. We present here a detailed geological map of the whole CFS and six cross-sections distributed along strike, which allowed us to unravel the kinematic history of the individual fault segments comprising the CFS. The current CFS geometry mainly results from the reactivation of E–W Variscan thrusts and NW–SE Late-Variscan strike-slip faults during the Alpine Cycle. Reactivation took place in relation to both Permian and Mesozoic pre-orogenic extension and subsequent Cenozoic shortening. The eastern end of the CFS corresponds to a N-S structure arriving at the Cantabrian coast, while the western edge connects with the E-W trending Llanera fault, leading to an Alpine fault system extending 220 km.
Analysis of the conodont colour alteration index and the Kübler index of illite allowed us the characterization of four types of very low- or low-grade metamorphism in the Cantabrian Zone (CZ) and determination of their regional and... more
Analysis of the conodont colour alteration index and the Kübler index of illite allowed us the characterization of four types of very low- or low-grade metamorphism in the Cantabrian Zone (CZ) and determination of their regional and temporal distribution. These types are: (1) an orogenic Variscan metamorphism present only in restricted areas of the western and north-western parts of the CZ where epizonal conditions are reached; (2) a burial metamorphism that appears in the basal part of some nappes, where anchizonal conditions are sometimes achieved; the thermal peak preceded emplacement of the nappes; (3) a late-Variscan metamorphism in the southern and south-eastern parts of the CZ; a cleavage, cutting most of the Variscan folds, is associated with this metamorphism, which has been related to an extensional episode; (4) a contact metamorphism and hydrothermal activity associated with minor intrusive bodies. The extension continued after the Variscan deformation giving rise to hydrothermal activity during Permian times.