A review of the Caledonian Wilson cycle from a North Atlantic perspective
The opening and closure of the Paleozoic Iapetus Ocean, leading to the collision of Laurentia and Baltica forming the Caledonian orogen, is one of the prime examples of a Wilson cycle. In this perspective article, we summarize and discuss the content of 10 new research articles within a 5-stage fram...
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ftuppsalauniv:oai:DiVA.org:uu-527503 2024-06-02T08:11:13+00:00 A review of the Caledonian Wilson cycle from a North Atlantic perspective Gasser, Deta Majka, Jaroslaw Jakob, Johannes J. Barnes, Christopher 2024 application/pdf http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-527503 https://doi.org/10.1144/jgs2023-211 eng eng Uppsala universitet, Mineralogi, petrologi och tektonik Western Norway Univ Appl Sci, Dept Civil Engn & Environm Sci, Royrgata 6, N-6856 Sogndal, Norway.;Geol Survey Norway, POB 6315, N-7491 Trondheim, Norway. AGH Univ Krakow, Fac Geol Geophys & Environm Protect, Al Mickiewicza 30, PL-30059 Krakow, Poland. Geol Survey Norway, POB 6315, N-7491 Trondheim, Norway. Polish Acad Sci, Inst Geol Sci, Ul Senacka 1, PL-31002 Krakow, Poland. Journal of the Geological Society, 0016-7649, 2024, 181:3, orcid:0000-0002-6792-6866 http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-527503 doi:10.1144/jgs2023-211 ISI:001197309400002 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Geology Geologi Article in journal info:eu-repo/semantics/article text 2024 ftuppsalauniv https://doi.org/10.1144/jgs2023-211 2024-05-07T23:40:44Z The opening and closure of the Paleozoic Iapetus Ocean, leading to the collision of Laurentia and Baltica forming the Caledonian orogen, is one of the prime examples of a Wilson cycle. In this perspective article, we summarize and discuss the content of 10 new research articles within a 5-stage framework of the Caledonian Wilson cycle from a North Atlantic perspective. Stage 1 covers Neoproterozoic rifting of both the Laurentian and Baltican margins, where the plate tectonic configurations and the timing for the onset of rifting are far from resolved; Stage 2 covers the onset of sea-floor spreading within Iapetus, with several different oceanic basins opening at different times, and with variable geometries of the rifted margins; Stage 3 covers the narrowing of the Iapetus basins along several subduction zones, the number, location and orientation of which are debated; Stage 4 covers the main continent-continent collision, documenting advances in our understanding of (U)HP metamorphism within the Western Gneiss Region; Stage 5 covers post-orogenic extension, transitioning into stage 1 of the subsequent Atlantic Wilson cycle. We review the evolution of the Caledonian Wilson cycle in the light of the recent literature from the past decade and highlight open questions and unresolved issues. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic Uppsala University: Publications (DiVA) Journal of the Geological Society 181 3 |
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The opening and closure of the Paleozoic Iapetus Ocean, leading to the collision of Laurentia and Baltica forming the Caledonian orogen, is one of the prime examples of a Wilson cycle. In this perspective article, we summarize and discuss the content of 10 new research articles within a 5-stage framework of the Caledonian Wilson cycle from a North Atlantic perspective. Stage 1 covers Neoproterozoic rifting of both the Laurentian and Baltican margins, where the plate tectonic configurations and the timing for the onset of rifting are far from resolved; Stage 2 covers the onset of sea-floor spreading within Iapetus, with several different oceanic basins opening at different times, and with variable geometries of the rifted margins; Stage 3 covers the narrowing of the Iapetus basins along several subduction zones, the number, location and orientation of which are debated; Stage 4 covers the main continent-continent collision, documenting advances in our understanding of (U)HP metamorphism within the Western Gneiss Region; Stage 5 covers post-orogenic extension, transitioning into stage 1 of the subsequent Atlantic Wilson cycle. We review the evolution of the Caledonian Wilson cycle in the light of the recent literature from the past decade and highlight open questions and unresolved issues. |
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A review of the Caledonian Wilson cycle from a North Atlantic perspective |
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