The non-cylindrical character of the Variscan Belt is established via a description of its most
salient geological characteristics and correlations among the main and relatively minor …

Abstract The European Variscan belt is a unique orogen that is covered by comprehensive
sets of seismic and potential field data from the Iberian Peninsula in the west to the Polish …

The classical concept of collisional orogens suggests that mountain belts form as a crustal
wedge between the downgoing and overriding plates. However, this orogenic style is not …

Abstract The Variscan Bohemian Massif reveals evidence for two oceans. The Saxo-
Thuringian basin separated the microcontinents Franconia-Thuringia (N-Armorica) and …

The compositional zoning of the major divalent cations in metamorphic garnet is a useful
tool in reconstructing the pressure–temperature path. However, trace elements can provide …

Abstract In the Altai Accretionary Wedge, several periods of Barrovian‐and Buchan‐type
metamorphic cycles were dated from Ordovician to Permian. However, the timing and link …

The geochronology of metasediments incorporated to orogenic wedges provides an
important key in understanding the early evolution of collisional systems. This study reveals …

Mid-Devonian high-pressure (HP) and high-temperature (HT) metamorphism represents an
enigmatic early phase in the evolution of the Variscan Orogeny. Within the Bohemian Massif …

In contrast to well‐documented (U) HP rocks of the Erzgebirge crystalline complex
(Saxothuringian Domain, Bohemian Massif), the surrounding medium‐to low‐grade …

Abstract The North Qinling Orogen in central China contains a typical continental high-and
ultrahigh-pressure (HP-UHP) metamorphic belt, but its metamorphic evolution remains …