Abstract The Iapetus Ocean opened during the fission of the supercontinent Rodinia, from
the breakup of three of its core continental constituents: Laurentia, Baltica and Amazonia …

Abstract The Iapetus Ocean was the first ancient ocean to be identified following the
development of plate tectonics; its history has been fundamental in relating orogenesis and …

The tectonics, dynamics, and biogeographic landscape of the early Paleozoic were
dominated by the opening and expansion of one large ocean—the Rheic—and the …

Abstract The Ordovician of Scandinavia (ie Denmark, Norway and Sweden) has been
investigated for over two centuries and, through time, various chronostratigraphic schemes …

Abstract The Caledonides of Britain and Ireland are one of the most intensively studied
orogenic belts in the world. This review considers all the tectonic events associated with the …

The circum-North Atlantic region archives three major late-Mesoproterozoic to
Neoproterozoic tectonic episodes, the Grenville–Sveconorwegian and Renlandian …

The previous chapter detailed the geological evolution of the Lewisian Gneiss and Rhinns
basement complexes, the final stages of which were associated with the amalgamation of …

Preceding chapters have summarized how in the Early Ordovician the collision of the edge
of Laurentia with a Midland Valley arc terrane led to the Grampian orogenic event and …

Abstract The Iapetus Ocean opened during the breakup of Rodinia by the separation of the
major continental blocks of Laurentia (LA), Baltica, and Amazonia (AM). Relics of protracted …

Significant tellurium enrichment occurs in many orogenic gold deposits but the factors
causing this are little understood; some authors suggest this demands a magmatic input …