The chapter provides a brief introduction to the Central European Variscides formed by a plate tectonic interaction of Baltica, Avalonia, Cadomia, and West Africa. Existing models and problems are mentioned. The Variscan Orogen of Central Europe is presented in a new map on which Mesozoic to Cenozoic strata have been removed.

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Inside Pangea: A Brief Introduction to the Variscan Orogen in Central Europe

  • Ulf Linnemann

摘要

The chapter provides a brief introduction to the Central European Variscides formed by a plate tectonic interaction of Baltica, Avalonia, Cadomia, and West Africa. Existing models and problems are mentioned. The Variscan Orogen of Central Europe is presented in a new map on which Mesozoic to Cenozoic strata have been removed.