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This chapter discusses the Rif Belt, which is located in northern Morocco and belongs to the larger Betic-Rif-Tell orogen. The Rif Belt forms the westernmost part of the Maghrebide belt and the southern limb of the Gibraltar Arc. The Gibraltar Arc is a tight orogenic arc that almost completely closes off the western Mediterranean Sea and exemplifies the complex interactions between Africa and Europe during the Alpine orogeny. This chapter provides references on the geology of the Rif Belt and surrounding re
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- Nakaisou Petek
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- EN