The significance of Late Devonian ophiolites in the Variscan orogen: A record from the Vosges Klippen Belt

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 951-972

  Skrzypek, E ^a   Tabaud, A S ^a   Edel, J B ^a   Schulmann, K ^a   Cocherie, A ^b   Guerrot, C ^b   Rossi, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^b BRGM   (France)

Author keywords

Devonian ophiolites; Klippen Belt; Palaeozoic oceans; Variscan orogeny; Vosges Mountains

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; BACKARC BASIN; DEVONIAN; GABBRO; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GEODYNAMICS; HERCYNIAN OROGENY; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; LITHOLOGY; MARINE SEDIMENT; OPHIOLITE; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TETHYS;

BADEN-WURTTEMBERG; BLACK FOREST; FRANCE; GERMANY; MASSIF CENTRAL; PIENINY KLIPPEN BELT;

EID: 84861762248     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: 14373262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00531-011-0709-4     Document Type: Article

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