In all reconstructions published during the last two decades, the Austroalpine and the
correlative Southalpine basement units of the Eastern Alps were considered to represent a …

This paper provides a review of the evolution of palaeomagnetic directions and sequence of
tectonic events in the European Variscan belt during Late Palaeozoic times. These data are …

Systematic differences in mineral composition of mantle peridotites are observed in
ophiolites and peridotitic bodies from the Alpine Tethys, the Pyrenean domain, the Dinarides …

The mechanisms responsible for the formation of extremely thinned continental crust (< 10
km thick) and lithosphere during rifting remains debated. Observations from present-day and …

A well‐preserved remnant of the middle crust of the former Adriatic passive margin is
exposed in the Southern Alps (Italy). The Dervio–Olgiasca Zone is located south of the …

The tectono‐stratigraphic evolution of rift systems is at present poorly understood, especially
the one preceding the onset of oceanic seafloor spreading. Improving our understanding of …

The architecture and tectono-magmatic evolution of the lithosphere of Europe are the result
of a succession of subduction, rifting and inputs from plumes that have modified the …

Deciphering the pre‐orogenic evolution of subducted continental basement is challenging
due to pervasive reworking of crust during subduction and exhumation. Survival of such …

Lithospheric slices preserving pre-Alpine metamorphic imprints are widely described in the
Alps. The Variscan parageneses recorded in continental, oceanic, and mantle rocks suggest …

Despite the recent progress in seismic imaging and dynamic modelling, the tectono-
magmatic evolution during late orogenic extension and rifting is at present little understood …