THE GEOLOGICAL VARIETY OF THE COAST OF CABRERA

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At the Punta des Burrí, there reappear limestones from the Lower Jurassic. At point A it is possible to observe a fault

<div class="ql-editor"><p class="ql-align-justify">Inverse fault in which the stratification plane.</p><p><br></p></div>">dip of the fault plane is at a low angle (generally less than 45<sup> o</sup>). It tends to refer to large-scale (regional) structures.</p><p><br></p></div>">thrust fault of these materials. 

A fault

<div class="ql-editor"><p class="ql-align-justify">Inverse fault in which the stratification plane.</p><p><br></p></div>">dip of the fault plane is at a low angle (generally less than 45<sup> o</sup>). It tends to refer to large-scale (regional) structures.</p><p><br></p></div>">thrust fault is a type of inverse fault which causes the rocks to pile up on each other.


Diagram of the formation of a thrust fault.

Thrust fault between Jurassic materials (point A).

At point B there appears another tectonic, eustatic or antropical processes</span></p></div>">outcrop of hard ground, although this time it is one of the most significant in the Balearics, from both the stratigraphic and paleontological points of view, constituting a Site of Geological Interest.

View from the sea of the Site of Geological Interest of the hard ground of the area of Es Burrí (point B).