Doctora en Ciencias Geológicas (Doctorado Europeo
Cotutelado Universidad de Zaragoza y Univ. Roma Tre, 2003). Incorporada al
IGME como Investigadora Titular en 2009.
Su actividad investigadora está centrada en Tectónica
y Geología Estructural utilizando diferentes técnicas: Modelización
Analógica, Paleomagnetismo, Análisis de la Susceptibilidad Magnética (ASM)
y Neotectónica. Ha realizado trabajo de campo en el Pirineo, cuenca
Vasco-Cantábrica, cuenca del Ebro, Cordillera Ibérica, cuenca Lusitánica
(Portugal), Faja Volcánica Mexicana y antearco Andes del Norte de Chile,
entre otros.
Becaria post-doctoral en el LMTG (Lab. Mécanismes et
Transferts en Géologie) de Toulouse (Francia), contratada post-doctoral en
el Lab. de Paleomagnetismo de la Universidad de Burgos, en el Instituto
Ciencias de la Tierra “Jaume Almera” (CSIC) de Barcelona y contratada
“Ramón y Cajal” en el Dpto. Geodinàmica i Geofísica de la Universitat de
Barcelona.
Ha realizado estancias de investigación en varios
centros de reconocido prestigio internacional: Università Roma Tre, LMTG-Univ.
Paul Sabatier (Toulouse, Francia), LANL (New Mexico, EEUU), Paleomagnetism
and Geochronology Laboratory (Beijing, China) y UNAM (Morelia, México).
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García-Lasanta, C., Oliva-Urcia, B., Casas-Sainz, A. M., Román-Berdiel,
T., Izquierdo-Llavall, E., Soto, R., ... & Villalaín, J. J.
(2018). Inversion tectonics and magnetic fabrics in Mesozoic
basins of the Western Tethys: A review. Tectonophysics, 745,
1-23. |
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Marcén, M., Casas-Sainz, A. M., Román-Berdiel, T., Oliva-Urcia,
B., Soto, R., & Aldega, L. (2018). Kinematics and strain
distribution in an orogen-scale shear zone: Insights from
structural analyses and magnetic fabrics in the Gavarnie thrust,
Pyrenees. Journal of Structural Geology, 117, 105-123. |
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Oliva-Urcia, B., Gil-Peña, I., Soto, R., Samsó, J. M., Antolín,
B., & Pueyo, E. L. (2018). New insights into asymmetric folding
by means of the anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility, Variscan
and Pyrenean folds (SW Pyrenees). Studia Geophysica et
Geodaetica, 62(2), 291-322. |
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Oliva-Urcia, B., Gil-Peña, I., Soto, R., Samsó, J. M., &
Rosales, I. (2018). A paleomagnetic inspection of the Paleocene-Eocene
Thermal Maximum (PETM) in the Southern Pyrenees. Frontiers in
Earth Science, 6, 202. |
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2017 |
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Lewis, C. J., Sancho, C., McDonald, E. V., Peña-Monné, J. L.,
Pueyo, E. L., Rhodes, E., Calle, M. & Soto, R. (2017). Post-tectonic
landscape evolution in NE Iberia using staircase terraces:
Combined effects of uplift and climate. Geomorphology, 292,
85-103. |
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Santolaria, P., Casas-Sainz, A. M., Soto, R., & Casas, A.
(2017). Gravity modelling to assess salt tectonics in the
western end of the South Pyrenean Central Unit. Journal of the
Geological Society, 174(2), 269-288. |
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Soto, R., Beamud, E., Roca, E., Carola, E., & Almar, Y. (2017).
Distinguishing the effect of diapir growth on magnetic fabrics
of syn‐diapiric overburden rocks: Basque–Cantabrian basin,
Northern Spain. Terra Nova, 29(3), 191-201. |
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2016 |
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Oliva-Urcia, B., Beamud, E., Garcés, M., Arenas Abad, C., Soto,
R., Pueyo, E., Pardo, P., 2016. New magnetostratigraphic dating
of the Paleogene syntectonic sediments of the West-Central
Pyrenees: Tectonostratigraphic implications. Geological Society,
London, Special Publications 425 “Palaeomagnetism in Fold and
Thrust Belts: New Perspectives”. |
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Oliva-Urcia, B., A.M. Casas, J.J. Villalaín, B. Moussaid, H. El
Ouardi, R. Soto, S. Torres, T. Román-Berdiel. 2016. Tectonic
fabrics vs. mineralogical artifacts in AMS analysis: A case
study of the Western Morocco extensional Triassic basins.
Journal of Geodynamics 94-95, 13-33. |
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Oliva-Urcia, B., I. Gil-Peña, A. Maestro, J. López-Martínez, J.
Galindo-Zaldívar, R. Soto, A. Gil-Imaz, J. Rey, O. Pueyo. 2016.
Paleomagnetism from Deception Island (South Shetlands
archipelago, Antarctica), new insights in the interpretation of
the volcanic evolution using a geomagnetic model. International
Journal of Earth Sciences (DOI 10.1007/s00531-015-1254-3). |
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Soto, R., J.L. Larrasoaña, E. Beamud and M. Garcés. 2016. Early-Middle
Miocene subtle compressional deformation in the Ebro foreland
basin (N Spain); insights from magnetic fabrics. Comptes rendus
– Geoscience 348, 213-223. |
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Valcárcel, M., R. Soto, E. Beamud, B. Oliva-Urcia, J. A. Muñoz y
C. Biete. 2016. Integration of paleomagnetic data, basement-cover
relationships and theoretical calculations to characterize the
obliquity of the Altomira-Loranca structures (Central Spain).
Geological Society, London, Special Publications 425
“Palaeomagnetism in Fold and Thrust Belts: New Perspectives”. |
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Villalaín, J.J., A. M. Casas-Sainz, R. Soto. 2016.
Reconstruction of inverted sedimentary basins from syntectonic
remagnetizations. A methodological proposal. Geological Society,
London, Special Publications 425 “Palaeomagnetism in Fold and
Thrust Belts: New Perspectives”. |
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2015: |
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Borruel-Abadía, V., Gómez-Paccard, M., Larrasoaña, J.C., Rico,
M., Valero-Garcés, B., Moreno, A., Jambrina-Enríquez, M., Soto,
R., 2015. Late Pleistocene to Holocene palaeoenvironmental
variability in the NW Spanish mountains: insights from a source-to-sink
environmental magnetic study of Lake Sanabria. Journal of
Quaternary Science, 30(3), 222-234. DOI: 10.1002/jqs.2773. |
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Lambán, L.J., Jódar, J., Custodio, E., Soler, A., Sapriza, G. y
Soto, R., 2015. Isotopic and hydrogeochemical characterization
of high-altitude karst aquifers in complex geological settings.
The Ordesa and Monte Perdido National Park (Northern Spain) case
study. Science of the Total Environment, 506-507, 466-479. DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.11.030. |
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Moussaid, B., Villalaín, J.J., Casas-Sainz, A., El Ouardi, H.,
Oliva-Urcia, B., Soto, R., Román-Berdiel, T. y Torres-López, S.,
2015. Primary vs. Secondary curved fold axes: Deciphering the
origin if the Aït Attab syncline (Moroccan High Atlas) using
paleomagnetic data. Journal of Structural Geology, 70, 65-77.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2014.11.004. |
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Santolaria, P., Vendeville, B.C., Graveleau, F., Soto, R. y
Casas-Sainz, A., 2015. Double evaporitic décollements: Influence
of pinch-out overlapping in experimental thrust wedges. Journal
of Structural Geology, 76, 35-51. DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2015.04.002. |
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Santolaria, P., Casas, A.M. y Soto, R., 2015. Anisotropy of
magnetic susceptibility as a proxy to assess internal
deformation in diapirs: case study of the Naval salt wall (Southern
Pyrenees). Geophysical Journal International, 202, 1207-1222.
DOI: 10.1093/gji/ggv231. |
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Santolaria, P., Luzón, A., Casas, A.M. y Soto, R., 2015.
Coupling far and near tectonic signals in syn-orogenic sediments:
the Olvena growth strata (Sierras Marginales, Southern Pyrenees).
Geologica Acta, 13(4), 297-308. DOI: 10.1344/GeologicaActa2015.13.4.3. |
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Lambán, L.J., Jódar, J., Custodio, E., Soler, A., Sapriza, G.,
Soto, R. 2015. Isotopic and
hydrogeochemical characterization of high-altitude karst
aquifers in complex geological settings. The Ordesa and Monte
Perdido National Park (Northern Spain) case study. Science of
the Total Environment 506-507, 466-479. |
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Moussaid, B., Villalaín, J.J., Casas-Sainz,
A., El Ouardi, H., Oliva-Urcia, B., Soto, R., Román-Berdiel,
T., Torres-López, S. 2015. Primary vs. Secondary curved
fold axes: Deciphering the origin if the Aït Attab syncline (Moroccan
High Atlas) using paleomagnetic data. Journal of
Structural Geology 70, 65-77. |
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2014: |
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Pocoví Juan, A., O. Pueyo Anchuela,
E.L. Pueyo, A.M. Casas-Sainz, M.T. Román Berdiel, A. Gil Imaz,
J. Ramajo Cordero, T. Mochales, C. García Lasanta, E. Izquierdo,
J.M. Parés, E. Sánchez, R. Soto Marín, C. Oliván, A.
Rodríguez Pintó, B. Oliva-Urcia, J.J. Villalaín. 2014. Magnetic
fabrics in the Western Central-Pyrenees: An overview.
Tectonophysics 629, 303-318. doi: 10.1016/j.tecto.2014.03.027 |
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Pueyo Anchuela, O., Gil Imaz, A., GIl Peña, I., Maestro, A.,
Galindo Zaldivar, J., López Martínez, J., Rey, J., Soto, R.,
Oliva Urcia, B. 2014. Application of AMS for
reconstruction of the geological evolution of recent volcanic
systems: case of Deception Island (South Shetland Islands,
Antarctica). Tectonophysics 626, 69-85. |
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Santolaria, P., A.M. Casas-Sainz, R. Soto, Victor Pinto,
Albert Casas. 2014. The Naval diapir
(southern Pyrenees): Geometry of a salt wall associated with
thrusting at an oblique ramp. Tectonophysics 637, 30-44. |
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Soto, R., E. Beamud, B. Oliva-Urcia, E. Roca, M. Rubinat,
J.J. Villalaín. 2014. Applicability of
magnetic fabrics in rocks associated with the emplacement of
salt structures (the Bicorb-Quesa and Navarrés salt walls,
Prebetics, SE Spain). Tectonophysics 629, 319-334. |
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2013: |
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Calvo-Rathert, M., Aguilar Reyes, B.,
Goguitchaichvili, A., Rosas Elguera, J., Franco, H., Morales,
J., Soto, R., Carrancho, A., Delgado, H., 2013. Rock-magnetic
and paleomagnetic results from the Tepic-Zacoalco rift region
(western Mexico). Studia Geophysica et Geodaetica 57, 309-331,
DOI: 10.1007/s11200-012-0239- |
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Del Río, P., Casas, A., Villalaín, J.J.,
Mochales, T., Soto, R., Oliva-Urcia, B., 2013. Interpretation of
gravimetric and magnetic anomalies in the Cameros Basin (North
Spain): combination of deep and shallow sources. Studia
Geophysica et Geodaetica 57, DOI=10.1007/s11200-012-0369-2. |
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-Moussaid, B., El Ouardi, H., Casas-Sainz,
A., Villalaín, J.J., Román-Berdiel, T., Oliva-Urcia, B., Soto,
R., Torres-López, S. 2013. Magnetic fabrics in the Jurassic-Cretaceous
continental basins of the northern part of the Central High
Atlas (Morocco): Geodynamic implications. Journal of African
Earth Sciences 87, 13-32. |
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Roca, E., Beamud, E., Rubinat, M., Soto,
R., Ferrer, O., 2013. Paleomagnetic and inner diapiric
structural constraints on the kinematic evolution of a salt-wall:
the Bicorb-Quesa and northern Navarrés salt-wall segments case (Prebetic
Zone, SE Iberia). Journal of Structural Geology 52, 80-95. |
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2012: |
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Izquierdo-Llavall, E., Román-Berdiel, T.,
Casas, A.M., Oliva-Urcia, B., Gil-Peña, I., Soto, R., Jabaloy.
Magnetic and structural study of the Eaux-Chaudes intrusion:
understanding the Variscan deformation in the Western Axial Zone
(Pyrenees). International Journal of Earth Sciences 101 (7),
1817-1834. 2012. |
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Lacombe, O., Tavani, S., Soto, R. An
introduction to the Tectonophysics special issue “Into the
deformation history of folded rocks”.Tectonophysics 576-577, 1-3
.2012. |
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Pérez-Bielsa, C., Lambán, L.J., Plata, J.L.,
Rubio, F.M., Soto, R. Characterization of a karstic aquifer
using magnetic resonance sounding and electrical resistivity
tomography: a case-study of Estaña Lakes (northern Spain).
Hydrogeology Journal DOI 10.1007/s10040-012-0839-1 .2012. |
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Soto, R., Kullberg, J.C., Oliva-Urcia, B.,
Casas-Sainz, A.M., Villalaín, J.J. Switch of Mesozoic
extensional tectonic style in the Lusitanian basin (Portugal):
Insights from magnetic fabrics.Tectonophysics 536-537, 122-135
.2012. |
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2011: |
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Cervantes-Solano, M., Goguitchaichvili, A.,
Sánchez-Bettucci, L., Cejudo-Ruiz, R., Calvo-Rathert, M.,
Ruiz-Martínez, C., Soto, R., and Alva-Valdivia, L.
Paleomagnetism of Early Cretaceous Arapey Formation (Northern
Uruguay).Studia Geophysica et Geodaetica 54, 533-546.2010. |
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Soto, R., Casas-Sainz, A.M., Villalaín.
Widespread Cretaceous inversion event in northern Spain:
evidence from subsurface and palaeomagnetic data. Journal of the
Geological Society London 168, 899-912 .2011. |
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2010: |
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Oliva-Urcia, B., Casas, A.M., Soto, R.,
Villalaín, J.J., Kodama, K.A transtensional basin model for the
Organyà basin (central southern Pyrenees) based on AMS data.
Geophysical Journal International 184 (1), 111-130 .2010. |
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2009: |
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Antolín-Tomás, B. Román-Berdiel, T.,
Casas-Sainz, A., Gil-Peña, I., Oliva, B. y Soto, R. Structural
and magnetic fabric study of the Marimanha granite (Axial Zone
of the Pyrenees). International Journal of Earth Sciences 98(2),
427-441 (doi: 10.1007/s00531-007-0248-1). 2009. |
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Casas, A.M., Villalaín, J.J., Soto, R.,
Gil-Imaz, A., del Río, P. Fernández, G. Multidisciplinary
approach to an extensional syncline model for the Mesozoic
Cameros basin (N Spain).Tectonophysics 470, 3-20 .2009. |
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Soto, R., Larrasoaña, J.C., Arlegui, L.E.,
Beamud, E., Oliva-Urcia, B., Simón, J.L.Reliability of magnetic
fabrics of weakly-deformed mudrocks as a palaeostress indicator
in compressive settings. Journal of Structural Geology 31(5),
512-522 .2009. |
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2008: |
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Soto, R., Casas-Sainz, A.M., Villalaín, J.J.,
Gil-Imaz, A., Fernández-González, G., del Río, P.,
Cal.Characterising the Mesozoic extension direction in the
Northern Iberian plate margin by means of anisotropy of magnetic
susceptibility (AMS). Journal of the Geological Society London
165, 1007-1018. 2008. |
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Soto, R., Villalaín, J.J. Casas-Sainz,
A.M.Remagnetizations as a tool to analyze the tectonic history
of inverted sedimentary basins: A case study from the Basque-Cantabrian
basin (north Spain).Tectonics 27, TC1017 (doi:
10.1029/2007TC002208). 2008. |
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2007: |
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Soto, R., Martinod, J. and Odonne, F.,
2007. Influence of early strike-slip deformation on subsequent
perpendicular shortening : an experimental approach. Journal of
Structural Geology, 29(1): 59-72. |
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Soto, R., Casas-Sainz, A.M. and del Río,
P., 2007 Geometry of half-grabens containing a mid-level viscous
décollement. Basin Research, doi:
10.1111/j.1365-2117.2007.00328.x. |
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Soto, R., Casas-Sainz, A.M., Villalaín, J.J.
and Oliva-Urcia, B., 2007. Mesozoic extension in the Basque-Cantabrian
basin (N Spain): Contributions from AMS and brittle
mesostructures. Tectonophysics 445(3-4): 373-394 (doi:10.1016/j.tecto.2007.09.007). |
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Storti, F., Soto-Marín, R., Rossetti, F. &
Casas Sainz, A. M. 2007. Evolution of experimental thrust wedges
accreted from along-strike tapered, silicone-floored multilayers.
Journal of the Geological Society London 164, 73-85. |
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2006: |
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Román-Berdiel, T., Casas, A. M., Oliva-Urcia,
B., Pueyo, E. L., Liesa, C. and Soto, R., 2006. he Variscan
Millares granite (central Pyrenees): Pluton emplacement in a T
fracture of a dextral shear zone. Geodinamica Acta 19 (3-4),
197-211. |
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Soto, R., Storti, F. and Casas-Sainz, A.,
2006. Impact of backstop thickness lateral variations on the
tectonic architecture of orogens: insights from sandbox analogue
modelling and application to the Pyrenees. Tectonics, 25 (doi:
10.1029/2004TC001693). |
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Soto, R., Casas-Sainz, A. M. and Pueyo, E.
L. 2006. Along-strike variation of orogenic wedges associated
with vertical-axis rotations. Journal of Geophysical Research (Solid
Earth) 111 (B10402), doi:10.1029/2005JB004201. |
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2005: |
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Casas, A., Soto-Marín, R., González, A. and
Villalaín, J.J., 2005. Folded onlap geometries: implications for
recognition of syn-sedimentary folds. Journal of Structural
Geology, 27: 1644-1657. |
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Soto, R., Martinod, J., Riquelme, R.,
Hérail, G. and Audin, L., 2005. Using geomorphological markers
to discriminate Neogene tectonic activity in the Precordillera
of North Chilean forearc (24-25ºS). Tectonophysics 411: 41-55. |
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2003: |
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Soto R., Storti, F., Casas A.M. y Faccenna,
C., 2003. Influence of along-strike pre-orogenic sedimentary
tapering on the internal architecture of experimental thrust
wedges. Geological Magazine 140(3), 253-264. |
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Soto R., Mattei, M. y Casas A.M., 2003.
Relationship between AMS and folding in an area of superimposed
folding (Cotiella-Bóixols nappe, Southern Pyrenees). Geodinamica
Acta 16, 171-185. |
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2002: |
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Casas A.M., Soto R. y Martínez-Peña, B.,
2002. Geometrical relationships between unconformities and
subsequent folding: the Arro fold system (southern Pyrenees).
C.R. Geoscience 334, 765-772. |
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Soto R., Casas A.M., Storti F. y Faccenna
C., 2002. Role of lateral thickness variations on the
development of oblique structures at the western end of the
South Pyrenean Central Unit. Tectonophysics 350(3), 215-235. |
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2001: |
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Storti F.,
Soto Marín R., Faccenna C. y Casas Sainz A.M., 2001. Role of the
backstop-to-cover thickness ratio on vergence partitioning in
experimental thrust wedges. Terra Nova 13, 209-211. |

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