Tectonic style and evolution of the South Atlas Front (Western Sahara Atlas, Beni Ounif, Algeria): Insights from field investigation, geological mapping and structural analysis

• Published in: Journal of African earth sciences (1994) Vol. 229; p. 105702
• Main Authors: Djeddi, Rabah, Bettahar, Abdellah, Serkhane, Ahmed, Rezig, Sabrina
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.09.2025
• Subjects: Beni Ounif; Geodynamic; South Atlas Front; Tectonic inversion; Transpression; South Atlas Front; Beni Ounif; Geodynamic; Tectonic inversion; Transpression

The Atlas Mountains constitute a fold-thrust belt resulting from the inversion of a rifted basin that developed in the southern margin of the Tethys. The closure of this basin remains a matter of debate, especially in terms of tectonic regime and structural style, whether it is characterized by thin...