Baltoscandian margin, Sveconorwegian crust lost by subduction during Caledonian collisional orogeny

• Published in: GFF
• Main Authors: Gee, David G., Andréasson, Per Gunnar, Li, Yuan, Krill, Allan
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis 2017
• Subjects: Geology; continent–ocean transition; detrital zircons; Scandinavian Caledonides; subduction systems; Sveconorwegian basement; Kalak; Norway; Northern Norway
• Online Access: https://lup.lub.lu.se/record/a44cde3c-68d9-49e3-bf2b-325afe2109fc; https://doi.org/10.1080/11035897.2016.1200667

Underthrusting of Laurentia by the continental margin of Baltica during Caledonian orogeny resulted in the lateral emplacement of Iapetus Ocean-related terranes of the Upper Allochthon at least 500 km onto Baltica. The underlying Lower and Middle allochthons of the Baltoscandian margin mostly compri...