This work is based on the compilation and re-evaluation of the most significant data, either
personal or from the literature, concerning the Moroccan Variscides. The latter constitute the …

This chapter is a tribute to Jacques Destombes and Solange Willefert, and to the memory of
Henri Hollard, whose names are associated to the deciphering of the Paleozoic stratigraphy …

In Northern Africa deformed Paleozic rocks are observed, mainly in Morocco where they are
present in two structural domains:(i) the southern domain, ie the Anti-Atlas belt. In this …

The Anti-Atlas is reviewed and examined in the light of its geodynamic significance as a
Palaeozoic basin and fold belt. Shortening is accommodated by polyharmonic buckle …

This paper present new U–Pb geochronological data (LA-ICP MS on zircon) of granitoids
from the Moroccan Meseta Variscan belt. Zircons from the Oulad Ouaslam granodiorite in …

The concept of cyclic closure and opening of oceans along the same crustal scar was
introduced by JT Wilson (1966) based on the example of the Atlantic Ocean and its …

The migration and composition of magmatism over time can provide important insights into
the tectonic evolution of an orogen like the Variscan Belt. To identify Large Igneous …

The Palaeozoic terranes that crop out north of the South Atlasic Line constitute the Variscan
Belt of North Africa. Subdivision of the belt into five structural zones separated by major …

The Iberian Massif poses a problem of relationships between its northwestern and southern
parts. Suture terranes (ophiolites and high-pressure rocks) crop out in NW Iberia but only as …

Check dams are used as effective structures for harvesting surface water and controlling soil
erosion, runoff and flooding at a watershed scale. However, a great challenge remains in …