Ribes Blaves gauge (Catalan Coastal Ranges)

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The boundary between the Catalan Coastal Ranges to the margin of the Valencia Trough is a staggered fault of hundreds of miles. Affects the Hercynian basement and has a complex history. Paleogene was to act as a directional fault, while during the Neogene acted as a normal fault with a jump of thousands of feet.
This led to a severe strain gauges of the most paradigmatic of Europe, with a high scientific and scenic value. Discontinuously along the outcrops of about 30 km, and between Esparraguera to Terrassa. One of the most spectacular is Ribes Blaves (Olesa de Montserrat).