LES POLIES OUVERTS DE LA SIERRA DE CABRA (CORDILLERES BETIQUES)

Auteur :
LHENAFF R.,

Description :
THE EXISTENCE AND DEVELOPMENT OF OPEN POLJES IN SIERRA DE CABRA IS CLEARLY CONTROLLED BY STRUCTURAL FEATURES. THESE POLJES BEGAN TO DEVELOP DURING THE UPPER-MIOCENE. DEEPENING BECAME ACCENTUATED AFTER THE POST-TORTONIAN TECTONIC MOVEMENTS. THE CLAY-FILLING OF THE BOTTOMS OF THE DEPRESSIONS EASES THE GROWTH OF KARSTIC OVERFLOWS. THE END PHASE OF THESE POLJES SEEMS TO BE THEIR OPENING UP BY THE RIVERS RUNNING THROUGH THEM IN RECENT TIMES.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
CUAD. GEOGR. UNIV. GRANADA, 1975, n°. 1, ESP.

Date :
1975