Two plates—many subduction zones: the Variscan orogeny reconsidered
The Variscides of Europe and N-Africa are the result of the convergence of the plates of
Gondwana and Laurussia in the Paleozoic. This orogen is characterized by the juxtaposition …
Gondwana and Laurussia in the Paleozoic. This orogen is characterized by the juxtaposition …
Pre-Alpine tectonic evolution of the Eastern Alps: from prototethys to paleotethys
In all reconstructions published during the last two decades, the Austroalpine and the
correlative Southalpine basement units of the Eastern Alps were considered to represent a …
correlative Southalpine basement units of the Eastern Alps were considered to represent a …
Pre-Mesozoic Alpine basements—their place in the European Paleozoic framework
JF Von Raumer, F Bussy, U Schaltegger… - …, 2013 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Prior to their Alpine overprinting, most of the pre-Mesozoic basement areas in Alpine
orogenic structures shared a complex evolution, starting with Neoproterozoic sediments that …
orogenic structures shared a complex evolution, starting with Neoproterozoic sediments that …
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 …
The petrologic and petrochronologic record of progressive vs polyphase deformation: Opening the analytical toolbox
The concepts of progressive and polyphase deformation have been widely applied by
structural geologists to explain complexly deformed rocks, particularly for ductile conditions …
structural geologists to explain complexly deformed rocks, particularly for ductile conditions …
[HTML][HTML] Early Paleozoic accretionary orogens along the Western Gondwana margin
Early Paleozoic accretionary orogens dominated the Western Gondwana margin and were
characterized by nearly continuous subduction associated with crustal extension and back …
characterized by nearly continuous subduction associated with crustal extension and back …
Reconstructing the Variscan terranes in the Alpine basement: facts and arguments for an Alpidic orocline
M Faure, J Ferrière - Geosciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
The existence of pieces of the Variscan belt in the Alpine basement has been acknowledged
for a long time but the correlation of these massifs to the litho-tectonic domains established …
for a long time but the correlation of these massifs to the litho-tectonic domains established …
Cadomian to Cenerian accretionary orogenic processes in the Alpine basement: the detrital zircon archive
New whole-rock geochemical and detrital zircon U–Pb and Lu–Hf data of metasedimentary
sequences of the Silvretta Nappe, Orobic Alps, Strona-Ceneri Zone, Gotthard Massif and …
sequences of the Silvretta Nappe, Orobic Alps, Strona-Ceneri Zone, Gotthard Massif and …
The birth of the Alps: Ediacaran to Paleozoic accretionary processes and crustal growth along the northern Gondwana margin
New whole-rock geochemical and coupled U–Pb and Lu–Hf LA-ICP-MS zircon data of
metasedimentary rocks of the Austroalpine, South Alpine and Penninic basement domains …
metasedimentary rocks of the Austroalpine, South Alpine and Penninic basement domains …
[PDF][PDF] The distribution of Gondwana-derived terranes in the Early Palaeozoic
GM Stampfli, J Von Raumer, C Wilhem - Ordovician of the World, 2011 - serval.unil.ch
The present day Variscan basement areas of Europe have been recognized as generally
derived from Gondwana, based on fauna, facies and detrital zircons distributions. These …
derived from Gondwana, based on fauna, facies and detrital zircons distributions. These …