Abstract The Late Paleozoic Variscan Orogen of Europe and North Africa comprises
reworked Neoproterozoic to Early Paleozoic crust of the northern Gondwanan shelf that …

The general configuration of the main continental blocks in the Gondwana supercontinent
and the Ediacaran–early Paleozoic tectonic evolution of its northern margin are widely …

We present a statistical approach to data mining and quantitatively evaluating detrital age
spectra for sedimentary provenance analyses and palaeogeographic reconstructions …

Abstract Iberia, Avalonia and the “Armorican” terranes form key constituents of the Variscan–
Appalachian orogen, but their Neoproterozoic origins along the northern Gondwanan …

A rifting stage initiated the Variscan cycle in NW Gondwana, lasted from Terreneuvian to
Early Ordovician times and culminated in opening of the Rheic Ocean. The result of …

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 …

NW Iberia includes a rather complete section of a Variscan suture, where different terranes
with continental or oceanic affinities appear with clear structural relationships. Three groups …

Abstract New SHRIMP U-Pb geochronogical data on detrital zircons from the South
Portuguese Zone (SPZ) in SW Iberia and the Sehoul Block in northwest Morocco are …

ABSTRACT In the Iberian Variscides several first order arcuate structures have been
considered. In spite of being highly studied their characterization, formation mechanisms …

We present here a comprehensive and updated review on the gneissic Ollo de Sapo
Formation (OSF) in the Iberian Massif and discuss multiple aspects (lithostratigraphy …