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Variscan Tectonics of the North Atlantic Region

of Variscan Tectonics the North Atlantic Region edited by D. H. W. Hutton Department of Geology, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland now at: Department of Geological Sciences, The University, Durham, U.K. D. J. Sanderson Department of Geology, Queen's University, Belfast, U.K.

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Contents: 1984 , Volume 14   [Index by Author]

       Mainland Europe

       Britain

       Ireland

       North America

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Mainland Europe

K. Weber
Variscan events: early Palaeozoic continental rift metamorphism and late Palaeozoic crustal shortening
Geological Society, London, Special Publications 1984 volume 14: 3-22. [Abstract] [PDF] [References] FREE

R. Meissner, M. Springer and E. Flüh
Tectonics of the Variscides in North-Western Germany based on seismic reflection measurements
Geological Society, London, Special Publications 1984 volume 14: 23-32. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]

Wolfgang Franke
Late events in the tectonic history of the Saxothuringian zone
Geological Society, London, Special Publications 1984 volume 14: 33-45. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]

J. P. Burg, Ph. Matte, A. Leyreloup and J. Marchand
Inverted metamorphic zonation and large-scale thrusting in the Variscan Belt: an example in the French Massif Central
Geological Society, London, Special Publications 1984 volume 14: 47-61. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]

Jean-Michel Quenardel and Patrick Rolin
Palaeozoic evolution of the Plateau d’Aigurande (NW Massif Central, France)
Geological Society, London, Special Publications 1984 volume 14: 63-70. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]

S. C. Matthews
Northern margins of the Variscides in the North Atlantic region: comments on the tectonic context of the problem
Geological Society, London, Special Publications 1984 volume 14: 71-85. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]

Britain

M. P. Coward and S. Smallwood
An interpretation of the Variscan tectonics of SW Britain
Geological Society, London, Special Publications 1984 volume 14: 89-102. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]

B. E. Leveridge, M. T. Holder and G. A. Day
Thrust nappe tectonics in the Devonian of south Cornwall and the western English Channel
Geological Society, London, Special Publications 1984 volume 14: 103-112. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]

T. J. Chapman, R. L. Fry and P. T. Heavey
A structural cross-section through SW Devon
Geological Society, London, Special Publications 1984 volume 14: 113-118. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]

J. W. F. Edwards
Interpretations of seismic and gravity surveys over the eastern part of the Cornubian platform
Geological Society, London, Special Publications 1984 volume 14: 119-124. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]

Robert M. Shackleton
Thin-skinned tectonics, basement control and the Variscan front
Geological Society, London, Special Publications 1984 volume 14: 125-129. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]

Russell S. Arthurton
The Ribblesdale fold belt, NW England—a Dinantian-early Namurian dextral shear zone
Geological Society, London, Special Publications 1984 volume 14: 131-138. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]

M. F. Critchley
Variscan tectonics of the Alston block, northern England
Geological Society, London, Special Publications 1984 volume 14: 139-146. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]

Ireland

David J. Sanderson
Structural variation across the northern margin of the Variscides in NW Europe
Geological Society, London, Special Publications 1984 volume 14: 149-165. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]

M. A. Cooper, D. Collins, M. Ford, F. X. Murphy and P. M. Trayner
Structural style, shortening estimates and the thrust front of the Irish Variscides
Geological Society, London, Special Publications 1984 volume 14: 167-175. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]

M. D. Max and J. P. Lefort
Does the Variscan front in Ireland follow a dextral shear zone?
Geological Society, London, Special Publications 1984 volume 14: 177-183. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]

D. W. Coller
Variscan structures in the Upper Palaeozoic rocks of west central Ireland
Geological Society, London, Special Publications 1984 volume 14: 185-194. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]

North America

N. Rast
The Alleghenian orogeny in eastern North America
Geological Society, London, Special Publications 1984 volume 14: 197-217. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]

Jean-Pierre Lefort and Richard T. Haworth
Geophysical evidence for the extension of the Variscan front on to the Canadian continental margin: geodynamic and palaeogeographic consequences
Geological Society, London, Special Publications 1984 volume 14: 219-231. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]

Sharon Mosher and Nicholas Rast
The deformation and metamorphism of Carboniferous rocks in Maritime Canada and New England
Geological Society, London, Special Publications 1984 volume 14: 233-243. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]

R. P. Wintsch and J.-P. Lefort
A clockwise rotation of Variscan strain orientation in SE New England and regional implications
Geological Society, London, Special Publications 1984 volume 14: 245-251. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]

J. A. Brewer
Clues to the deep structure of the European Variscides from crustal seismic profiling in North America
Geological Society, London, Special Publications 1984 volume 14: 253-263. [Abstract] [PDF] [References]


Variscan Tectonics of the North Atlantic Region
of Variscan Tectonics the North Atlantic Region edited by D. H. W. Hutton Department of Geology, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland now at: Department of Geological Sciences, The University, Durham, U.K. D. J. Sanderson Department of Geology, Queen's University, Belfast, U.K.