| Field relations indicate that intrusion post-dated the peak of regional metamorphism and the main foliation-forming event. |
| Two phases of regional metamorphism are related to their respective episodes of penetrative deformation in the southern Central Iberian Zone. |
| From Pliocene time the shallow emplacement of intrusive bodies resulted in thermal metamorphism and hydrothermal activity. |
| Baked contacts with host rocks indicate that metamorphism associated with intrusion predates shearing. |
| Early crustal thickening was associated with high-grade metamorphism of the basement and is kinematically complex. |
| In contrast to parts of the External Hellenides, the Menderes nappes do not show Tertiary high-pressure metamorphism. |
