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Pinoso

ID #004
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General Information

Structure type
Deformed/Undeformed
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Outcropping/buried
Evaporite unit/s name
Evaporite unit/s age
Evaporite unit/s origin
Classif. (Hudec and Jackson, 2009)
Classif. (Jackson and Talbot, 1986)
Age of evaporite flow or deformation (when deformed)
Other comments The onset of diapirism is unknown. Human-induced karstification processes reported by Rodríquez-Estrella and Pulido-Bosch (2010).

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Generic Data

Unique ID 04
Name Pinoso
Structure type Evaporite diapir
Deformed/Undeformed Deformed
Buried/Outcropping Outcropping
Geological setting Betic System
Geological Regional Setting Pre-Betic Cordillera
Evaporite unit/s name Keuper facies
Evaporite unit/s age Carnian-Rhaetian (Upper Triassic)
Evaporite unit/s era Mesozoic
Evaporite unit/s origin Marine
Evaporite unit/s composition Claystonestone-Marlstone-Gypsum-Halite
Post-kinematic unit/s (or post-evaporite units when evaporites are undeformed) Quaternary (alluvial and colluvial detrital deposits)
Post-kinematic unit/s age (or post-evaporite units when evaporites are undeformed) Pleistocene-Holocene
Classification (Hudec and Jackson, 2009) Ductile piercement
Classification (Jackson and Talbot, 1986) Salt pillow
Mining activity? Y
Mining activity start 1980s
Mining activity end Active
Mining galleries? Y
Mining products Ornamental limestone
Mining sub-products
Evaporite flow? Y
Age of evaporite flow Active now
Flow or deformation triggering mechanisms Quaternary fault activity
Flow-linked structures? Y
Halokinetic structures Normal faults / radial joints / Progressive unconformities
Post-evaporite and pre-kinematic unit/s (overbuden) Jurassic-Cretaceous carbonate cover
Syn-kinematic unit/s Miocene to Quaternary (alluvial and colluvial detrital deposits)
Available seismic profiles RV-63 / RV-63 / RV-63 / RV-14 / RV-63 / RV-14 / RV-63 / RV-63 / RV-63 / RV-63
Available boreholes COTO PINOSO-04 / COTO PINOSO-05 / COTO PINOSO-02 / COTO PINOSO-03 / COTO PINOSO-08 / COTO PINOSO-09 / COTO PINOSO-06 / COTO PINOSO-07 / COTO PINOSO-10 / CAVARRASA C-4 / CAVARRASA C-5 / CAVARRASA C-7 / COTO PINOSO-01 / CASA DE VITIA / CASA CAZORLA (CAZORLA-1)
Additional comments Human-induced karstification processes

Mining Data

UNIQUE_ID 4
Minning exploitations within <2km? Y
Historical/Active Active
Exploitation name #1 SOLANA DEL COTO C
Exploitation ID (Spanish National Mining Cadastre) #1 405
Municipality #1 Pinós (el)/Pinoso
Province #1 ALICANTE
Company #1 FLORENCIO PICO, S.L.
Main minning Products #1 Ornamental limestone
Exploitation name #2 MONTE COTO T
Exploitation ID (Spanish National Mining Cadastre) #2 721
Municipality #2 Pinós (el)/Pinoso
Province #2 ALICANTE
Company #2 LEVANTINA DE RECURSOS MINEROS S.A.U.
Main minning Products #2 Ornamental limestone
Exploitation name #3 LA REPLANA-MONTE COTO D
Exploitation ID (Spanish National Mining Cadastre) #3 621
Municipality #3 Pinós (el)/Pinoso
Province #3 ALICANTE
Company #3 LEVANTINA DE RECURSOS MINEROS S.A.U.
Main minning Products #3 MÁRMOL ORNAMENTAL

Quantitative Data

UNIQUE_ID 4
Outcropping area (km2) 7.76791
Horizontal intersection area (km2) (when buried) Not buried
Depth of intersection area (km2) (when buried) Not buried
Max. Width (Km) 3.7
Max. Length (Km) 2.9
Max. Evaporites thickness (km) 0.9
Max. Deformation age (Ma) 23
Min. Deformation age (Ma) Active
Deformation stages 1

Reference Data

UNIQUE_ID 4
Section source IGME MAGNA 50. SHEET 870 (PINOSO)
Well / Borehole availability #1 Rodríguez-Estrella, T., Pulido-Bosch, A., 2010. Gypsum karst evolution in a diapir: a case study (Pinoso, Alicante, Spain). Environmental Earth Sciences, 59, 1057–1063. [link]
Well / Borehole availability #2 n.a.
Available data (Stratigraphy) #1 Navarro-Hervás, F., Rodríguez-Estrella, T., 1985. Características morfoestructurales de los diapiros triásicos de Hellín, Ontur, la Celia, Jumilla, La Rosa y Pinoso, en las provincias de Albacete, Murcia y Alicante. Papeles de geografía, 10, 49-69. [link]
Available data (Stratigraphy) #2 Rodríguez-Estrella, T., 1977. Síntesis geológica del Prebético de la provincia de Alicante. Boletín del Instituto Geológico y Minero de España 88, 183–214 and 273–299. [link]
Available data (Stratigraphy) #3 Ortí, F. C., 1990. El domo de Pinoso, La sal del domo de La Rosa y el domo de Jumilla Formaciones evaporíticas de la Cuenca del Ebro y Cadenas periféricas, y de la zona de Levante. Ortí y Salvany (Eds.) ENRESA-GPPG. Barcelona: 289-291
Available data (Stratigraphy) #4 Escosa, F.O., Roca, E., Ferrer, O., 2018. Testing thin-skinned inversion of a prerift salt-bearing passive margin
(Eastern Prebetic Zone, SE Iberia). Journal of Structural Geology, 109, 55-73. [link]
Available data (Stratigraphy) #5 Guerrera, F., Mancheño, M. A., Martín-Martín, M., Raffaelli, G., Rodríguez-Estrella, T., Serrano, F., 2014. Paleogene evolution of the External Betic Zone and geodynamic implications. Geologica Acta, 12(3), 171-192. [link]
Available data (Stratigraphy) #6 Escosa, F. O., Ferrer, O., Roca, E., 2018. Geology of the Eastern Prebetic Zone at the Jumilla region (SE Iberia). Journal of Maps, 14(2), 77-86. [link]
Regional Stratigraphy Escosa, F. O., Ferrer, O., Roca, E., 2018. Geology of the Eastern Prebetic Zone at the Jumilla region (SE Iberia). Journal of Maps, 14(2), 77-86. [link]
Seismic data availability #1 n.a.
Seismic data availability #2 n.a.
Seismic data availability #3 n.a.
Available data (Structure) #1 Navarro-Hervás, F., Rodríguez-Estrella, T., 1985. Características morfoestructurales de los diapiros triásicos de Hellín, Ontur, la Celia, Jumilla, La Rosa y Pinoso, en las provincias de Albacete, Murcia y Alicante. Papeles de geografía, 10, 49-69. [link]
Available data (Structure) #2 Roca, E., Sans, M., Koyi, H.A., 2006. Polyphase deformation of diapiric areas in models and in the eastern Prebetics (Spain). AAPG Bulletin, 90, 115-136. [link]
Available data (Structure) #3 n.a.
Available data (Structure) #4 n.a.
Available data (Structure) #5 n.a.
Available data (Structure) #6 n.a.
Available data (Analogue modelling) #1 Roca, E., Sans, M., Koyi, H.A., 2006. Polyphase deformation of diapiric areas in models and in the eastern Prebetics (Spain). AAPG Bulletin, 90, 115-136. [link]
Available data (Analogue modelling) #2 n.a.
Available data (Analogue modelling) #3 n.a.
Available data (Gravimetry – Tomography) #1 Ayala, C., Bohoyo, F., Maestro, A., Reguera, M. I., Torne, M., Rubio, F., Fernández, M., García-Lobón, J. L., 2016. Updated Bouguer anomalies of the Iberian Peninsula: a new perspective to interpret the regional geology. Journal of Maps, 12(5), 1089-1092. [link]
Available data (Gravimetry – Tomography) #2 n.a.
Available data (Gravimetry – Tomography) #3 n.a.
Available data (Geochemistry) #1 Rodríguez-Estrella, T., Pulido-Bosch, A., 2010. Gypsum karst evolution in a diapir: a case study (Pinoso, Alicante, Spain). Environmental Earth Sciences, 59, 1057–1063. [link]
Available data (Geochemistry) #2 n.a.
Available data (Geochemistry) #3 n.a.
Available data (Geochemistry) #4 n.a.
Available data (Petrophysics) #1 n.a.
Available data (Petrophysics) #2 n.a.
IGME Geological Map (MAGNA50) Sheet number 870-Pinoso. [link]
Other Maps #1 (source) Escosa, F. O., Ferrer, O., Roca, E., 2018. Geology of the Eastern Prebetic Zone at the Jumilla region (SE Iberia). Journal of Maps, 14(2), 77-86. [link]
Other Maps #2 (source) Vissers, R. L. M., Meijninger, B. M. L., 2011. The 11 May 2011 earthquake at Lorca (SE Spain) viewed in a structural-tectonic context. Solid Earth, 2(2), 199-204. [link]
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