The stratigraphic and tectonic relationships of the Alpujarride and Malaguide complexes in the western Betic Cordillera (Casares, prov. of Malaga, South Spain)

In the western Betic Cordillera, the Malaguide Complex does not constitute the stratigraphic cover of the Alpujarride Complex, as previously suggested by some authors. Instead, they form two separate complexes, although there is a palaeogeographic transition between the two complexes in the Casares area. The geological structure of this sector is formed by north-south tect onic sheets wh ich originated during the thrusting of the Malaguide over th e Alpujarride. They mainly verge to the east and show a gradual change in t he stratigraphic series and metamorphic grade. ((C) Academie des sciences / Elsevier, Paris.)