The palaeozoic variscan oceans revisited

W Franke, LRM Cocks, TH Torsvik - Gondwana research, 2017 - Elsevier
Geological evidence, supported by biogeographical data and in accord with
palaeomagnetic constraints, indicates that “one ocean” models for the Variscides should be …

[HTML][HTML] The Mid-Variscan Allochthon: Keys from correlation, partial retrodeformation and plate-tectonic reconstruction to unlock the geometry of a non-cylindrical belt

JRM Catalan, K Schulmann, JF Ghienne - Earth-Science Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
The non-cylindrical character of the Variscan Belt is established via a description of its most
salient geological characteristics and correlations among the main and relatively minor …

Collision vs. subduction-related magmatism: two contrasting ways of granite formation and implications for crustal growth

JF Moyen, O Laurent, C Chelle-Michou, S Couzinié… - Lithos, 2017 - Elsevier
Earth's continental crust is dominantly made of buoyant, felsic igneous material (granitoids),
that was ultimately extracted from the mantle as a result of Earth's differentiation. Since felsic …

Tectonic evolution and global crustal architecture of the European Variscan belt constrained by geophysical data

K Schulmann, JB Edel, JRM Catalán, S Mazur… - Earth-Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The European Variscan belt is a unique orogen that is covered by comprehensive
sets of seismic and potential field data from the Iberian Peninsula in the west to the Polish …

Early Paleozoic or Early-Middle Triassic collision between the South China and Indochina blocks: The controversy resolved? Structural insights from the Kon Tum …

M Faure, LTT Hoai, C Lepvrier - Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract In Central Vietnam, the Kontum massif is subdivided from North to South into:(i)
Kham Duc,(ii) Ngoc Linh,(iii) Kan Nack complexes. The Kham Duc complex consists of …

Late Palaeozoic palaeomagnetic and tectonic constraints for amalgamation of Pangea supercontinent in the European Variscan belt

JB Edel, K Schulmann, O Lexa, JM Lardeaux - Earth-science reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
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 …

Assessment of deep geothermal research and development in the Upper Rhine Graben

M Frey, K Bär, I Stober, J Reinecker, J van der Vaart… - Geothermal …, 2022 - Springer
Deep geothermal energy represents a key element of future renewable energy production
due to its base load capability and the almost inexhaustible resource base. Especially with …

Protracted, coeval crust and mantle melting during Variscan late-orogenic evolution: U–Pb dating in the eastern French Massif Central

O Laurent, S Couzinié, A Zeh, O Vanderhaeghe… - International Journal of …, 2017 - Springer
The late stages of the Variscan orogeny are characterized by middle to lower crustal melting
and intrusion of voluminous granitoids throughout the belt, which makes it akin to “hot” …

Ediacaran to Cambrian oceanic rocks of the Gondwana margin and their tectonic interpretation

JF von Raumer, GM Stampfli, R Arenas… - International Journal of …, 2015 - Springer
In tectonic maps of Variscan Europe, allochthonous pieces of Cadomian basement clearly
stand out with their predominant metabasic to ultrabasic elements, the so-called exotic …

Flow of partially molten crust controlling construction, growth and collapse of the Variscan orogenic belt: the geologic record of the French Massif Central

O Vanderhaeghe, O Laurent… - Bulletin de la …, 2020 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Flow of partially molten crust controlling construction, growth and collapse of the Variscan
orogenic belt: the geologic record of the French Massif CentralImpact du fluage de la croûte …