Introduction to the Neogene Geology of the Sorbas Basin

Anne E. Mather*, Juan C. Braga, José M. MartíN, Adrian M. Harvey

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Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationA Field Guide to the Neogene Sedimentary Basins of the Almeria Province, South-East Spain
PublisherBlackwell Science
Pages9-14
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781444300604
ISBN (Print)0632059192, 9780632059195
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 17 Mar 2009

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Earth and Planetary Sciences

Keywords

  • Almería region comprising river terrace and other alluvium, alluvial fans and other hillfoot deposits and coastal sediments
  • Bioherm unit - tropical platform carbonates
  • Magnetostratigraphy - starting of Chron 3R
  • Neogene stratigraphy - also in the Almería area
  • Northwards - the Messinian deposits, above the upper Tortonian marls
  • Pliocene to Quaternary sediments comprise two main units - Cariatiz Formation of Mather and Plio-Pleistocene Góchar formation

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