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The Rhenohercynian Zone or Rheno-Hercynian zone [2] in structural geology describes a fold belt of west and central Europe, formed during the Hercynian orogeny (about ). The zone consists of folded and thrust Devonian and early Carboniferous sedimentary rocks that were deposited in a back-arc basin along the southern margin of the then existing ...
Location of the Hercynian-Alleghenian mountain belts in the middle of the Carboniferous period.Present day coastlines are indicated in grey for reference. [1]The Variscan orogeny, or Hercynian orogeny, was a geologic mountain-building event caused by Late Paleozoic continental collision between Euramerica (Laurussia) and Gondwana to form the supercontinent of Pangaea.
Taconic orogeny. Algoman orogeny, also known as Kenoran orogeny – Late Archaean episode of mountain building in what is now North America – Superior province, South Dakota to Lake Huron, late Archean Eon (2700–2500 Ma) Wopmay orogeny – Mountain-building event in northern Canada – Along western edge of Canadian shield, (2100–1900 Ma)
Most important structures and zones of the Hercynian orogeny in Europe. [1]The Saxothuringian Zone, Saxo-Thuringian zone [2] or Saxothuringicum is in geology a structural or tectonic zone in the Hercynian or Variscan orogen (380-270 million years old) of central and western Europe.
This category contains articles on the Hercynian/Varsican orogeny of southern and central Europe and northern Africa. Related categories on Earth history are Category:Carboniferous and Category:Devonian.
The nappe is an "alien" (allochthonous) unit in the Rhenohercynian zone of the Hercynian orogeny, it was thrust over the usual slightly metamorphosed Devonian and Carboniferous sedimentary rocks in this zone. [1] The Giessen nappe is often correlated with the Harz nappe in the Harz [2] and similar units in the Bohemian Massif in the Czech ...
Most important structures and zones of the Variscan or Hercynian Orogeny in Europe. [1]The Moldanubian Zone is in the regional geology of Europe a tectonic zone formed during the Variscan or Hercynian Orogeny (400 to 300 million years ago, during the Devonian and Carboniferous periods).
Rhenohercynian plate – Fold belt of west and central Europe, formed during the Hercynian orogeny; Sarmatian Craton – The southern part of the East European Craton or Baltica, also known as Scythian Plateau; Saxothuringian plate – Structural or tectonic zone in the Hercynian or Variscan orogen of central and western Europe