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\title{Opposite symmetry in the lithospheric structure of the Alboran and
Algerian basins and their margins(Western Mediterranean): Geodynamic
implications}



\author[1]{Ajay Kumar}%
\author[2]{Manel Fernàndez}%
\author[3]{Jaume Vergés}%
\author[4]{Montserrat Torné}%
\author[2]{Ivone Jimenez-Munt}%
\affil[1]{ICTJA-CSIC}%
\affil[2]{CSIC}%
\affil[3]{Institute of Earth Sciences Jaume Almera}%
\affil[4]{Institute of Earth Sciences Jaume Almera, ICTJA-CSIC}%


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  \date{June 14, 2024}


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The geodynamic evolution of the Western Mediterranean for the past 35My
is a matter of debate. Present-day structure and composition of the
lithosphere and sublithospheric mantle may help in constraining the
geodynamic evolution of the region. We use an integrated
geophysical-petrological modeling to derive and compare the present-day
thermal, density and compositional structure of the lithosphere and
sublithospheric mantle along two NNW-SSE oriented geo-transects crossing
the back-arc Alboran and Algerian basins, from onshore Iberia to the
northern Africa margin. The crust is constrained by seismic experiments
and geological cross-sections, whereas seismic tomography models and
mantle xenoliths constrain the upper mantle structure and composition.
Results show a thick crust (37km and 30km) and a relative deep LAB
(130km and 150km) underneath the HP/LT metamorphic units of the Internal
Betics and Greater Kabylies, respectively, which contrast with the 16km
thick magmatic crust of the Alboran Basin and the 10km thick oceanic
crust of the Algerian Basin. The sharp change in lithosphere thickness,
from the orogenic wedge to the back-arc basins, contrasts with the
gentler lithosphere thickening towards the respective opposed margins.
Our results confirm the presence of detached slabs
\textasciitilde{}400\textsuperscript{o}C colder than upper mantle and a
fertile composition than the continental lithospheric mantle beneath the
External Betics and Saharan Atlas. Presence of detached quasi-vertical
sublithospheric slabs dipping towards the SSE in the Betics and towards
the NNW in the Kabylies and the opposed symmetric lithospheric structure
support an opposite dipping subduction and retreat of two adjacent
segments of the Jurassic Ligurian-Tethys realm.%
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