Intracontinental Fold Belts: Case Studies in the Variscan Belt of Europe and the Damara Belt in Namibia

ISBN-13: 9783642691263 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 947 str.

H. Martin; F. W. Eder

Opis

Final Report of the Sonderforschungsbereich 48 - Gottingen, "Entwicklungen, Bestand und Eigenschaften der Erdkruste, insbesondere der Geosynklinalraume""

Spis treści

Generalized Comparison of the Variscan with the Damara Orogen.- The Variscan Belt of Central Europe.- Palaeozoic Sedimentation in the Northern Branch of the Mid-European Variscides — Essay of an Interpretation.- Neritic Sedimentation of the Lower and Middle Devonian in the Rheinische Schiefergebirge East of the River Rhine.- “Pelagic” Carbonates in the Variscan Belt — Their Sedimentary and Tectonic Environments.- Devonian and Carboniferous Limestone-Turbidites of the Rheinisches Schiefergebirge and Their Tectonic Significance.- Depositional Models for the Carboniferous Flysch of the Eastern Rheinisches Schiefergebirge.- Flysch, Olistostromes and Nappes in the Harz Mountains.- The Mineral Composition of Rhenohercynian Flysch Sediments and Its Tectonic Significance.- The Sedimentary Development of the Western Rheinisches Schiefergebirge and the Ardennes (Germany/Belgium).- The Chemical Composition of Sedimentary Deposits in the Rhenohercynian Belt of Central Europe.- Chemical Composition and Genetic Relations of Meta-Volcanic Rocks from the Rhenohercynian Belt of Northwest Germany.- Mineral Composition of Pelitic Sediments in the Rhenohercynian Zone.- Nappe Tectonics in the Southeastern Part of the Rheinisches Schiefergebirge.- Flysch-Sedimentation: Its Relations to Tectonism in the European Variscides.- Migration of Folding and Metamorphism in the Rheinisches Schiefergebirge Deduced from K-Ar and Rb-Sr Age Determinations.- Experimental Study of Subfluence Tectonics in the Rheinische Schiefergebirge.- Regional Isostatic Model for Vertical Movements in the Shelf Area of the Rhenohercynian Geosyncline.- Intracrustal and Subcrustal Thrust-Tectonics at the Northern Margin of the Bohemian Massif.- The Crustal Structure of the Hercynian Mountain System — A Model for Crustal Thickening by Stacking.- Geodynamic Interpretation of the Mid-European Variscides.- The Damara Orogen.- Overview of the Geosynclinal, Structural and Metamorphic Development of the Intracontinental Branch of the Damara Orogen.- Geodynamic Model for the Geosynclinal Development of the Damara Orogen, Namibia/South West Africa.- Turbidites in the Damara Orogen.- Sedimentology and Mineralogy of Upper Proterozoic Playa-Lake Deposits in the Damara Orogen.- Fluid Inclusions and Genetic Aspects of the Damara Orogen.- The Chemical Composition of the Common Metamorphic Sediments of the Damara Orogen.- The Root Zone of the Naukluft Nappe Complex: Geodynamic Implications.- Structural Development of the Ugab Structural Domain of the Northern Zone of the Damara Orogen.- The Northern Branch: Depositional Development and Timing of the Structural and Metamorphic Evolution within the Framework of the Damara Orogen.- Compositional Variations of Minerals in Metapelites Involved in Low- to Medium Grade Isograd Reactions in the Southern Damara Orogen, Namibia, South West Africa.- Metamorphism of Siliceous Dolomites of the Central and Southern Part of the Damara Orogen.- Experimental Investigation of the Stability Conditions of Petrologically Significant Calc-Silicate Assemblages Observed in the Damara Orogen.- Experimental Investigation of the Stability Conditions of a Petrological Significant Calc-Silicate Assemblage Observed in Originally Marly Rocks in the Kuiseb Formation of the Damara Orogen.- Crustal Radioactivity and Motion as Causes of Regional Metamorphism in the Damara Orogen.- A Survey of Granitic Rocks of the Damara Orogen and Considerations on Their Origin.- Geochronology of the Damara Orogen — A Review.- Genesis of Damaran Granites in the Light of Rb/Sr and ?18 O Data.- Reconstruction of the Cooling History of the Damara Orogen by Correlation of Radiometric Ages with Geography and Altitude.- Deep Seismic Sounding in the Area of the Damara Orogen, Namibia, South West Africa.- The Join of the Coastal and Intracontinental Branches of the Damara Orogen, Namibia, South West Africa.- Alternative Geodynamic Models for the Damara Orogen. A Critical Discussion.