Continental collision from two perspectives: a review of Variscan metamorphism and deformation in northern Sardinia

G Cruciani, C Montomoli, R Carosi… - Periodico di …, 2015 - iris.unito.it
Structural, petrological and geochronological data from the Variscan chain of northern
Sardinia are discussed, with the aim to improve our knowledge on the tectono-metamorphic …

[PDF][PDF] Variscan metamorphism in Sardinia, Italy: review and discussion

M Franceschelli, M Puxeddu, G Cruciani - Journal of the Virtual …, 2005 - academia.edu
The Sardinian segment of the Variscan chain is divided into four tectonometamorphic zones
from NE to SW: 1) Inner zone, with medium-to high-grade metamorphic rocks and …

[HTML][HTML] Late evolution of the southern European Variscan belt: Exhumation of the lower crust in a context of oblique convergence

M Corsini, Y Rolland - Comptes …, 2009 - comptes-rendus.academie-sciences …
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 …

Orogen-parallel tectonic transport in the Variscan belt of northeastern Sardinia (Italy): implications for the exhumation of medium-pressure metamorphic rocks

R Carosi, R Palmeri - Geological Magazine, 2002 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
A transpressive crustal-scale dextral shear zone is documented in the Variscan Basement of
northeastern Sardinia. It indicates the presence of a shear deformation parallel to the belt …

Anticlockwise pressure–temperature paths record Variscan upper‐plate exhumation: Example from micaschists of the Porto Vecchio region, Corsica

HJ Massonne, G Cruciani… - Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
To better understand the evolution of deep‐seated crust of the Variscan orogen in the
Sardinia‐Corsica region, we studied garnet‐bearing micaschists which were sampled 3 km …

Thermal and mechanical evolution of an orogenic wedge during Variscan collision: an example in the Maures–Tanneron Massif (SE France)

J Schneider, M Corsini, A Reverso-Peila… - Geological Society …, 2014 - lyellcollection.org
Synthesis of structural, petrological and geochronological data for the Maures–Tanneron
Massif and its integration in the framework of adjacent massifs (ie Sardinia and Corsica) has …

The East Variscan Shear Zone: new insights into its role in the Late Carboniferous collision in southern Europe

M Padovano, FM Elter, E Pandeli… - International Geology …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
A comparison of the petro-tectonic features recorded in the Variscan Massifs scattered
throughout the Alps, the Corsica-Sardinia-Maures-Tanneron Massif, the Calabria-Peloritani …

The east Variscan shear zone: geochronological constraints from the Capo Ferro area (NE Sardinia, Italy)

M Padovano, W Dörr, FM Elter, A Gerdes - Lithos, 2014 - Elsevier
The exhumation of the Variscan High Grade Metamorphic Complex of Sardinia was driven
by large-scale asymmetric shear zones which reached middle crustal levels at 325±1.3 (U …

[PDF][PDF] The Palaeozoic evolution of the Maures massif (France) and its potential correlation with other areas of the Variscan belt: a review

JP Bellot - Journal of the Virtual Explorer, 2005 - researchgate.net
A simplified Palaeozoic history for the Maures-Tanneron massif is proposed by using a
review of lithology, tectonics, metamorphism and radiometric ages, and by making a …

Metamorphic and structural evolution of the Maures-Tanneron massif (SE Variscan chain): evidence of doming along a transpressional margin

Y Rolland, M Corsini, A Demoux - Bulletin de la Société …, 2009 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The Variscan metamorphic and structural evolution of the Maures-Tanneron massif is
divided in two main post-collisional phases:(1) a MP-MT regional gradient is developed …