Alpujarride attribution of the supposed ‘Almagride Complex’ (Betic Internal Zone, Almerıa Province, Spain).

The differentiation of units in the Sierra de Almagro has been a source of controversy. There were defined the Almagride and Ballabona–Cucharo´n complexes, the former considered by several authors as part of a Subbetic metamorphosed and outcropping in a tectonic window. In this study, the units of Ballabona, Almagro and Cucharo´n are integrated into a single one, that of Tres Pacos, because they correspond to different parts of the same stratigraphic series. This unit is tectonically over the Nevado–Filabride Complex. The existence of the Almagride and Ballabona–Cucharo´n complexes is discarded and their units form part of the Alpujarride Complex. To cite this article: C. Sanz de Galdeano, F.J. Garcı´a Tortosa, C. R. Geoscience 334 (2002) 355–362. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]