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RESEARCH PRODUCT
The Permocarboniferous Basin and Range Province of Europe. An Application op Plate Tectonics
Ian A NichollsVolker Lorenzsubject
Volcanic rockgeographyPlate tectonicsgeography.geographical_feature_categorySubductionContinental marginEarth scienceRhyoliteGeochemistryCrustDiapirBasin and Range ProvinceGeologydescription
Distribution and development of European late Hercynian intermontane troughs and associated volcanicity are related to an upper mantle diapir which formed above two subduction zones during the Hercynian cycle of orogenesis. Lateral spreading of the diapir caused regional extension of the previously folded crust and enabled tholeiitic magmas from the upper mantle and rhyolitic magmas from the lower crust to reach the surface.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976-01-01 |