Alpine, Variscan, eo-Variscan belts: comparison between hot and cold orogens from the examples of French segments

The Cenozoic Alpine, and Paleozoic Variscan and eo-Variscan collisional belts are compared in the framework of the Wilson cycle considering differences between cold and hot orogens. The W. Alps result of the opening and closure of the Liguro-Piemonte ocean, whereas the Paleozoic Eo-variscan and Vari...

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Main Author: Faure, Michel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Académie des sciences 2023-05-01
Series:Comptes Rendus. Géoscience
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Online Access:https://comptes-rendus.academie-sciences.fr/geoscience/articles/10.5802/crgeos.215/