Two plates - Many subduction zones: The Variscan orogeny reconsidered

Gondwana Research

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 298-329

  Kroner, U ^a   Romer, R L ^b  

^a TU BERGAKADEMIE FREIBERG   (Germany)

^b GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Armorican Spur; Continental subduction; Gondwana; Plate tectonics; Variscides

Indexed keywords

COLLISION ZONE; HERCYNIAN OROGENY; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; PLATE CONVERGENCE; PLATE TECTONICS; RHEOLOGY; RIFTING; SUBDUCTION ZONE; SUTURE ZONE;

AFRICA; EUROPE;

EID: 84877124902     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2013.03.001     Document Type: Review

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