Metamorphic remnants of the Variscan Orogeny across the alps and their tectonic significance
Lithospheric slices preserving pre-Alpine metamorphic imprints are widely described in the
Alps. The Variscan parageneses recorded in continental, oceanic, and mantle rocks suggest …
Alps. The Variscan parageneses recorded in continental, oceanic, and mantle rocks suggest …
[HTML][HTML] Extreme metamorphism and metamorphic facies series at convergent plate boundaries: Implications for supercontinent dynamics
Crustal metamorphism under extreme pressure-temperature conditions produces
characteristic ultrahigh-pressure (UHP) and ultrahigh-temperature (UHT) mineral …
characteristic ultrahigh-pressure (UHP) and ultrahigh-temperature (UHT) mineral …
Exhumation of deep continental crust in a transpressive regime: The example of Variscan eclogites from the Aiguilles‐Rouges massif (Western Alps)
J Vanardois, F Roger, P Trap… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Mafic eclogites are found in many orogens as lenses embedded in quartzofeldspathic
migmatites. These high‐pressure relics are interpreted either as remnants of ancient sutures …
migmatites. These high‐pressure relics are interpreted either as remnants of ancient sutures …
Late Variscan (315 Ma) subduction or deceptive zircon REE patterns and U–Pb dates from migmatite‐hosted eclogites?(Montagne Noire, France)
Eclogites hosted in sillimanite‐bearing migmatites in the Montagne Noire dome (French
Massif Central) have an oceanic protolith and recorded a prograde P–T path from~ 19.5 …
Massif Central) have an oceanic protolith and recorded a prograde P–T path from~ 19.5 …
HT overprint of HP granulites in the Oisans–Pelvoux Massif: Implications for the dynamics of the Variscan collision in the external Western Alps
Abstract The Oisans–Pelvoux massif belongs to the Paleozoic basement of the External
western Alps and records high temperature (HT) metamorphism associated with intense …
western Alps and records high temperature (HT) metamorphism associated with intense …
Carboniferous high‐P metamorphism and deformation in the Belledonne Massif (Western Alps)
The age and P–T conditions of Variscan high‐P (HP) metamorphism in the Palaeozoic
basement of the western Alps remain poorly constrained, but is nevertheless crucial to build …
basement of the western Alps remain poorly constrained, but is nevertheless crucial to build …
Geochemical evidence for diachronous uplift and synchronous collapse of the high elevation Variscan hinterland
IW Hillenbrand, ML Williams - Geophysical Research Letters, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Competing end‐member models for the late Paleozoic Variscan orogeny (ca. 360‐290 Ma)
alternatively suggest moderate 2–3 km elevations underlain by relatively thin crust (< 50 km) …
alternatively suggest moderate 2–3 km elevations underlain by relatively thin crust (< 50 km) …
Paleozoic Evolution and Variscan Inheritance in the Alps
Hun Terranes during the Ordovician. The following Silurian period was relatively calm,
marked by crustal subsidence and extension at the margin, and deposition of clastic …
marked by crustal subsidence and extension at the margin, and deposition of clastic …
A complex accretionary assembly of Pangea developed in the range c. 400–340 Ma: the four successive events of high-P/ultra-high-P metamorphism of the Variscan …
I Novo-Fernández, R Arenas… - International Geology …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
In the most internal zone of the Variscan Orogen, a stack of ophiolites and (ultra) high-P
belts hold evidence for c. 60 Myr (c. 400–340 Ma) of almost continuous metamorphism and …
belts hold evidence for c. 60 Myr (c. 400–340 Ma) of almost continuous metamorphism and …
Flow of the partially molten crust in the Variscan foreland revealed by U–Th–Pb dating of metamorphism, magmatism and deformation (Agly Massif, Eastern Pyrenees)
J Vanardois, P Trap, F Roger, P Goncalves… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
In this contribution, we investigate the spatial and temporal evolution of mid-crustal flow in
the Agly Massif (North Pyrenean Zone) that represents the southern foreland of the Variscan …
the Agly Massif (North Pyrenean Zone) that represents the southern foreland of the Variscan …