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The geology of the Iberian Peninsula consists of the study of the rock formations on the Iberian Peninsula, connected to the rest of the European landmass by the Pyrenees. The peninsula contains rocks from every geological period from the Ediacaran to the Quaternary, and many types of rock are represented. World-class mineral deposits are also ...
The long geological evolution of the Iberian Peninsula and the complexity of the exotic allochthonous units of the Iberian Massif and the Baetic Ranges have required an oversimplification, so this map should be taken as an rough approximation to the Iberian Geology.
The Iberian plate is a microplate typically grouped with the Eurasian plate that includes the microcontinent Iberia, Corsica, Sardinia, the Balearic Islands, the Briançonnais zone of the Penninic nappes of the Alps, and the portion of Morocco north of the High Atlas Mountains. The Iberian plate is a part of the Eurasian plate. [2] [3]
English: Map of the major geologic units of the Iberian Peninsula. Divisions are based mainly on the following sources: (1) Vera, J. A. (ed.) (2004) Geology of Spain, Geological Society and Geological Survey of Spain, ISBN 84-7840-546-1; (2) IGME, Geological Map of the Iberian Peninsula, scale 1:1,000,000; Melendez Hevia, I. (2004) Geology of Spain.
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English: Location map of the Iberian Peninsula, with national borders added. Français : Carte de la péninsule Ibérique destinée à la géolocalisation, avec l'ajout des frontières nationales. Equirectangular projection, N/S stretching 130 %.
Name used in the default map caption; image = Iberian Peninsula location map.svg The default map image, without "Image:" or "File:" image1 = Relief Map of Spain.png An alternative map image, usually a relief map, which can be displayed via the relief or AlternativeMap parameters; top = 44.4 Latitude at top edge of map, in decimal degrees ...