Crustal evolution of Western and Central Europe
A new Moho depth map has been assembled for Western and Central Europe and the Western Mediterranean area that is exclusively based on published regional Moho depth maps. Tectonic overlays summarize Caledonian and Variscan tectonic units, Permo-Carboniferous fault systems and magmatic provinces, Mes...
Published in: | Geological Society, London, Memoirs |
---|---|
Main Authors: | , |
Other Authors: | , |
Format: | Book Part |
Language: | English |
Published: |
GSA (Geological Society of London)
2006
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/52404/ https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/52404/1/Ziegler_Dezes.pdf https://doi.org/10.1144/GSL.MEM.2006.032.01.03 |
id |
ftoceanrep:oai:oceanrep.geomar.de:52404 |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
ftoceanrep:oai:oceanrep.geomar.de:52404 2023-05-15T15:10:08+02:00 Crustal evolution of Western and Central Europe Ziegler, P. A. Dèzes, P. Lee, D. G. Stephenson, R. A. 2006 text https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/52404/ https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/52404/1/Ziegler_Dezes.pdf https://doi.org/10.1144/GSL.MEM.2006.032.01.03 en eng GSA (Geological Society of London) https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/52404/1/Ziegler_Dezes.pdf Ziegler, P. A. and Dèzes, P. (2006) Crustal evolution of Western and Central Europe. In: European Lithosphere Dynamics. , ed. by Lee, D. G. and Stephenson, R. A. Geological Society London Memoirs, 32 . GSA (Geological Society of London), London, pp. 43-56, 14 pp. DOI 10.1144/GSL.MEM.2006.032.01.03 <https://doi.org/10.1144/GSL.MEM.2006.032.01.03>. doi:10.1144/GSL.MEM.2006.032.01.03 info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Book chapter NonPeerReviewed 2006 ftoceanrep https://doi.org/10.1144/GSL.MEM.2006.032.01.03 2023-04-07T15:55:38Z A new Moho depth map has been assembled for Western and Central Europe and the Western Mediterranean area that is exclusively based on published regional Moho depth maps. Tectonic overlays summarize Caledonian and Variscan tectonic units, Permo-Carboniferous fault systems and magmatic provinces, Mesozoic and Cenozoic rift-wrench systems, areas of intraplate compression, the outlines of Alpine orogens and the distribution of oceanic crust. Based on a comparison of these overlays with the Moho depth map we assess processes that controlled the evolution of the crust in the various parts of Europe through time. The present-day crustal configuration of Western and Central Europe results from polyphase Late Palaeozoic to recent lithospheric deformation that overprinted the margin of the Proterozoic East European Craton and particularly the Caledonian and Variscan crustal domains. Following consolidation of the Caledonides, their crustal roots were destroyed in conjunction with Devonian wrench tectonics and back-arc rifting. During the Permo-Carboniferous tectonomagmatic cycle, wrench faulting disrupted the crust of the Variscan Orogen and its foreland and the lithosphere of these regions was thermally destabilized. Late Permian and Mesozoic re-equilibration of the lithosphere-asthenosphere system was interrupted by the development of the Arctic-North Atlantic, Tethyan and associated rift systems. During the Alpine orogenic cycle, intraplate compressional stresses controlled basin inversion-related crustal thickening and lithospheric folding, as well as the evolution of the Rhine-Rhone rift system. Variably deep crustal roots characterize the Alpine orogenic chains. Neogene back-arc extension disrupted the eastern Pyrenees, Betic-Balearic, Apennine and Dinarides orogens. Book Part Arctic North Atlantic OceanRep (GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre für Ocean Research Kiel) Arctic Rhone ENVELOPE(158.733,158.733,-79.983,-79.983) Geological Society, London, Memoirs 32 1 43 56 |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
OceanRep (GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre für Ocean Research Kiel) |
op_collection_id |
ftoceanrep |
language |
English |
description |
A new Moho depth map has been assembled for Western and Central Europe and the Western Mediterranean area that is exclusively based on published regional Moho depth maps. Tectonic overlays summarize Caledonian and Variscan tectonic units, Permo-Carboniferous fault systems and magmatic provinces, Mesozoic and Cenozoic rift-wrench systems, areas of intraplate compression, the outlines of Alpine orogens and the distribution of oceanic crust. Based on a comparison of these overlays with the Moho depth map we assess processes that controlled the evolution of the crust in the various parts of Europe through time. The present-day crustal configuration of Western and Central Europe results from polyphase Late Palaeozoic to recent lithospheric deformation that overprinted the margin of the Proterozoic East European Craton and particularly the Caledonian and Variscan crustal domains. Following consolidation of the Caledonides, their crustal roots were destroyed in conjunction with Devonian wrench tectonics and back-arc rifting. During the Permo-Carboniferous tectonomagmatic cycle, wrench faulting disrupted the crust of the Variscan Orogen and its foreland and the lithosphere of these regions was thermally destabilized. Late Permian and Mesozoic re-equilibration of the lithosphere-asthenosphere system was interrupted by the development of the Arctic-North Atlantic, Tethyan and associated rift systems. During the Alpine orogenic cycle, intraplate compressional stresses controlled basin inversion-related crustal thickening and lithospheric folding, as well as the evolution of the Rhine-Rhone rift system. Variably deep crustal roots characterize the Alpine orogenic chains. Neogene back-arc extension disrupted the eastern Pyrenees, Betic-Balearic, Apennine and Dinarides orogens. |
author2 |
Lee, D. G. Stephenson, R. A. |
format |
Book Part |
author |
Ziegler, P. A. Dèzes, P. |
spellingShingle |
Ziegler, P. A. Dèzes, P. Crustal evolution of Western and Central Europe |
author_facet |
Ziegler, P. A. Dèzes, P. |
author_sort |
Ziegler, P. A. |
title |
Crustal evolution of Western and Central Europe |
title_short |
Crustal evolution of Western and Central Europe |
title_full |
Crustal evolution of Western and Central Europe |
title_fullStr |
Crustal evolution of Western and Central Europe |
title_full_unstemmed |
Crustal evolution of Western and Central Europe |
title_sort |
crustal evolution of western and central europe |
publisher |
GSA (Geological Society of London) |
publishDate |
2006 |
url |
https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/52404/ https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/52404/1/Ziegler_Dezes.pdf https://doi.org/10.1144/GSL.MEM.2006.032.01.03 |
long_lat |
ENVELOPE(158.733,158.733,-79.983,-79.983) |
geographic |
Arctic Rhone |
geographic_facet |
Arctic Rhone |
genre |
Arctic North Atlantic |
genre_facet |
Arctic North Atlantic |
op_relation |
https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/52404/1/Ziegler_Dezes.pdf Ziegler, P. A. and Dèzes, P. (2006) Crustal evolution of Western and Central Europe. In: European Lithosphere Dynamics. , ed. by Lee, D. G. and Stephenson, R. A. Geological Society London Memoirs, 32 . GSA (Geological Society of London), London, pp. 43-56, 14 pp. DOI 10.1144/GSL.MEM.2006.032.01.03 <https://doi.org/10.1144/GSL.MEM.2006.032.01.03>. doi:10.1144/GSL.MEM.2006.032.01.03 |
op_rights |
info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess |
op_doi |
https://doi.org/10.1144/GSL.MEM.2006.032.01.03 |
container_title |
Geological Society, London, Memoirs |
container_volume |
32 |
container_issue |
1 |
container_start_page |
43 |
op_container_end_page |
56 |
_version_ |
1766341181027909632 |