Reply to the comment by Michard et al. on “Evidence of extensional metamorphism associated to Cretaceous rifting of the North-Maghrebian passive margin: the Tanger-Ketama Unit (External Rif, Northern Morocco) by Vázquez et al., GeologicaActa 11 (2013)...

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  • M. VÁZQUEZ Andean Geothermal Center of excellence (CeGa). universidad de Chile, Plaza Ercilla, 803, Santiago (Chile). Department of Geology. universidad de Chile, santiago (Chile) Plaza Ercilla, 803, Santiago (Chile).
  • L. ASEBRIY Département des sciences de la terre, institut scientifique, B.p. 703. université mohammed V Agdal-Rabat (Morocco).
  • A. AZDIMOUSA Laboratoire des Géosciences appliquées, Faculté des sciences. université mohammed i, Oujda (Morocco).
  • A. JABALOY Departamento de Geodinámica, Facultad de Ciencias. Universidad de Granada, C/Fuentenueva s/n. 18071, Granada (Spain).
  • G. BOOTH-REA Departamento de Geodinámica, Facultad de Ciencias. Universidad de Granada, C/Fuentenueva s/n. 18071, Granada (Spain). Departamento de Geodinámica, instituto andaluz de Ciencias de la tierra (iaCt). CSIC-Univ. Granada, Facultad de Ciencias, 18002, Granada (Spain).
  • L. BARBERO Departamento de Ciencias de la tierra, Facultad de Ciencias del mar y ambientales. Universidad de Cádiz, 11510 Puerto Real, Cádiz (Spain).
  • M. MELLINI Dipartimento di scienze della terra. Università Di Siena, Via del Laterino 8, 53100 Siena (Italy).
  • F. GONZÁLEZ-LODEIRO Departamento de Geodinámica, Facultad de Ciencias. Universidad de Granada, C/Fuentenueva s/n. 18071, Granada (Spain).

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https://doi.org/10.1344/GeologicaActa2015.13.1.6

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