The basins and orogens of the Mediterranean region ultimately result from the opening of
oceans during the early break-up of Pangea since the Triassic, and their subsequent …

A review of previous work relevant to the formation of concentrations of chromite in
peridotites from ophiolitic (sl) sequences highlights some of the key problems in …

The western Mediterranean recorded subduction rollback, slab segmentation and
separation. Here we address the questions of what caused Oligocene rollback initiation, and …

The composition of the subcontinental lithospheric mantle (SCLM) is broadly related to the
tectonothermal age of the overlying crust, suggesting a secular change in SCLM-forming …

The Betic-Rif arc is one of the smallest and tightest orogenic arcs on Earth, and together with
its extensional hinterland, the Alborán Domain, it formed between two colliding continents …

Fresh samples of hypabyssal kimberlite from the five major kimberlite pipes in the Kimberley
area of South Africa have been analysed for their bulk-rock major and trace element …

Differentiation of the Earth's mantle and formation of continental and oceanic crust occur
principally through partial melting and extraction of basaltic melt. Among the mantle rocks …

The Oman ophiolite exposes a large and well-preserved mantle section beneath a palaeo-
spreading centre. The mantle section is mainly composed of extremely refractory …

The Rif Belt belongs to a much larger orogen, ie the Betic-Rif-Tell orogen, which itself is part
of the still larger Mediterranean Alpine belts (Fig. 5.1; see also Chap. 1.1, Fig. 1.2). The Rif …

Multichannel seismic reflection images across the transition between the east Alborán and
the Algero‐Balearic basins show how crustal thickness decreases from about 5 s two‐way …