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Pre-Mesozoic Geology in the Alps

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  • © 1993

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Editors:
  1. J. F. Raumer

    1. Institut für Mineralogie und Petrographie, Universität Pérolles, Fribourg, Switzerland

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  2. Franz Neubauer

    1. Institut für Geologie und Paläontologie, Karl-Franzens-Universität, Graz, Austria

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Table of contents (38 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XVIII
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  3. Pre-Mesozoic Basement of the Alps

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 53-53
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    2. History of Geological Investigations in the Pre-Triassic Basement of the Alps

      • J. F. von Raumer, F. Neubauer
      Pages 55-63

    3. Stratigraphy, Biogeography and Climatic Relationships of the Alpine Palaeozoic

      • H. P. Schönlaub
      Pages 65-91

    4. The Pre-Alpine Evolution of the Continental Crust of the Central Alps — An Overview

      • D. Gebauer
      Pages 93-117

    5. Ultramafic Rocks in the Pre-Mesozoic Basement of the Central and External Western Alps

      • H. R. Pfeifer, G. Biino, R. P. Ménot, P. Stille
      Pages 119-143

    6. Pre-Alpidic Ore Deposits in the Central, Eastern and Southern Alps

      • V. Köppel, F. Neubauer, E. Schroll
      Pages 145-162

    7. Palaeomagnetic Data from the Palaeozoic Basement of the Alps

      • H. J. Mauritsch
      Pages 163-169

    8. Late Variscan Magmatic Evolution of the Alpine Basement

      • B. Bonin, P. Brändlein, F. Bussy, J. Desmons, U. Eggenberger, F. Finger et al.
      Pages 171-201

    9. Late Palaeozoic — Early Mesozoic Plate Reorganization: Evolution and Demise of the Variscan Fold Belt

      • P. A. Ziegler
      Pages 203-216

  4. Specific Descriptions of Pre-Alpine Basement

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 217-217
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    2. The Helvetic Realm

      1. The Pre-Alpine Evolution of the External Massifs
        • J. F. von Raumer, R. P. Ménot, J. Abrecht, G. Biino
        Pages 221-240
      2. Geodynamic Significance of Basic and Bimodal Magmatism in the External Domain
        • R. P. Ménot, J. L. Paquette
        Pages 241-254

    3. Penninic Realm

      1. Elements of the Palaeozoic History of the Ligurian Alps
        • L. Cortesogno, G. Dallagiovanna, L. Gaggero, M. Vanossi
        Pages 257-277
      2. Passing Through the Briançon Zone
        • J. Desmons, D. Mercier
        Pages 279-295
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The Alps are an arched mountain chain stretching 1500 km between Vienna and Graz in Austria and Genova in Italy. They resulted from the collision of the African and Laurasian plates during Mesozoic and Tertiary times. The high standard of knowledge attained over the last 30 years by the working groups on "Alpine Metamorphism" is well known and helped considerably to recognize pre-Mesozoic elements in the Alps. In Part I of this book the subdivision of the major Alpine units and pre-Mesozoic pal­ inspastic reconstructions are covered before discussion of the pre-Mesozoic geology in Parts II, III and IV It is understood that the Mesozoic and later events overprinted pre-existing structures veiling the earlier history and the nature of protoliths. Although the Alpine overprint does not facilitate the recognition of older struc­ tures, pre-Mesozoic basement units were recognized during the first beginnings of geological observations in the Alps, about 200 years ago. Fifty percent of the Alpine domain is underlain by basement units that have been unconformably covered since Permian and Mesozoic times. This basement appears today in a complex pattern among the Alpine structures. The history of their discovery and explanation, parallel with a growing sophistication of research methods, are the subject of the introductory chapter of Part II.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Institut für Mineralogie und Petrographie, Universität Pérolles, Fribourg, Switzerland

    J. F. Raumer

  • Institut für Geologie und Paläontologie, Karl-Franzens-Universität, Graz, Austria

    Franz Neubauer

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Pre-Mesozoic Geology in the Alps

  • Editors: J. F. Raumer, Franz Neubauer

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-84640-3

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1993

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-84642-7Published: 30 December 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-84640-3Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 677

  • Topics: Geology, Mineralogy

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