Tectonic map of the Alboran Sea, the Betic Cordilleras and the Rif, compiled from Comas et al. (1999), d’Acremont et al. (2020) and Chalouan et al. (2008). Lithospheric-scale E-W section through the Betic Cordillera. Deep crustal and lithospheric structures after de Lis Mancilla et al. (2018) and Gueydan et al. (2019). The Ronda peridotite massif is sandwiched between the Guadaiza and Blanca units underneath and the Jubrique Unit above. Abbreviations: Bl: Blanca, BB: Beni Bousera, Gua: Guadaiza, Jubr: Jubrique, LAB: lithosphere-Asthenosphere boundary, M.A.C.: Malaguide-Alpujárride Contact detachment, Pz: Paleozoic, RP: Ronda Peridotite.