From a bipartite Gondwanan shelf to an arcuate Variscan belt: The early Paleozoic evolution of northern Peri-Gondwana
Abstract The Late Paleozoic Variscan Orogen of Europe and North Africa comprises
reworked Neoproterozoic to Early Paleozoic crust of the northern Gondwanan shelf that …
reworked Neoproterozoic to Early Paleozoic crust of the northern Gondwanan shelf that …
Late Palaeozoic palaeomagnetic and tectonic constraints for amalgamation of Pangea supercontinent in the European Variscan belt
This paper provides a review of the evolution of palaeomagnetic directions and sequence of
tectonic events in the European Variscan belt during Late Palaeozoic times. These data are …
tectonic events in the European Variscan belt during Late Palaeozoic times. These data are …
40Ar/39Ar mineral ages of eclogites from North Shahrekord in the Sanandaj–Sirjan Zone, Iran: implications for the tectonic evolution of Zagros orogen
AR Davoudian, J Genser, F Neubauer… - Gondwana Research, 2016 - Elsevier
Eclogites are high-pressure/low-temperature metamorphic rocks and are regularly
considered as an indicator of ancient subduction zones. Eclogites have recently been found …
considered as an indicator of ancient subduction zones. Eclogites have recently been found …
[HTML][HTML] A restored section of the “southern Variscan realm” across the Corsica–Sardinia microcontinent
P Rossi, G Oggiano, A Cocherie - Comptes rendus géoscience, 2009 - Elsevier
A complete section of the southern realm of the Variscan orogenic belt can be restored in the
Corsica–Sardinia segment. Northern Corsica exposes a nonmetamorphosed Palaeozoic …
Corsica–Sardinia segment. Northern Corsica exposes a nonmetamorphosed Palaeozoic …
The geological map of Sardinia (Italy) at 1: 250,000 scale
Over the last 25 years the Italian national geological mapping program of the Italian
Geological Survey (CARG Project, italian: Progetto Carta Geologica) at 1: 50,000 scale has …
Geological Survey (CARG Project, italian: Progetto Carta Geologica) at 1: 50,000 scale has …
Deformation and temperature variation along thrust-sense shear zones in the hinterland-foreland transition zone of collisional settings: A case study from the Barbagia …
Abstract In the Internal Zone of a continental collisional orogen, first-order contractional
shear zones accommodate crustal shortening. Structural investigations at different scales …
shear zones accommodate crustal shortening. Structural investigations at different scales …
Ophiolite mélange zone records exhumation in a fossil subduction channel
Recent models propose that the exhumation of high-pressure rocks occurs by means of
return flow inside a low-viscosity channel of serpentinite situated between the plates. To test …
return flow inside a low-viscosity channel of serpentinite situated between the plates. To test …
Miocene structural reorganization of the South Tibetan detachment, eastern Himalaya: Implications for continental collision
DA Kellett, D Grujic, S Erdmann - Lithosphere, 2009 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract In the eastern Himalaya (Bhutan), there are two distinct top-down-to-the-north
segments of the South Tibetan detachment system. The outer segment is a diffuse ductile …
segments of the South Tibetan detachment system. The outer segment is a diffuse ductile …
[HTML][HTML] Late evolution of the southern European Variscan belt: Exhumation of the lower crust in a context of oblique convergence
The south-eastern part of the European Variscan belt forms a zone composed of several
crystalline segments: the External Crystalline Massifs of the western Alps, the Maures …
crystalline segments: the External Crystalline Massifs of the western Alps, the Maures …
Early exhumation of high‐pressure rocks in extrusion wedges: Cycladic blueschist unit in the eastern Aegean, Greece, and Turkey
Structural, metamorphic, and geochronologic work shows that the Ampelos/Dilek nappe of
the Cycladic blueschist unit in the eastern Aegean constitutes a wedge of high‐pressure …
the Cycladic blueschist unit in the eastern Aegean constitutes a wedge of high‐pressure …