Intracontinental Fold Belts: Case Studies in the Variscan Belt of Europe and the Damara Belt in Namibia

Front Matter....Pages I-XIV
Generalized Comparison of the Variscan with the Damara Orogen....Pages 1-6
Front Matter....Pages 7-7
Palaeozoic Sedimentation in the Northern Branch of the Mid-European Variscides — Essay of an Interpretation....Pages 9-41
Neritic Sedimentation of the Lower and Middle Devonian in the Rheinische Schiefergebirge East of the River Rhine....Pages 43-76
“Pelagic” Carbonates in the Variscan Belt — Their Sedimentary and Tectonic Environments....Pages 77-92
Devonian and Carboniferous Limestone-Turbidites of the Rheinisches Schiefergebirge and Their Tectonic Significance....Pages 93-124
Depositional Models for the Carboniferous Flysch of the Eastern Rheinisches Schiefergebirge....Pages 125-143
Flysch, Olistostromes and Nappes in the Harz Mountains....Pages 145-169
The Mineral Composition of Rhenohercynian Flysch Sediments and Its Tectonic Significance....Pages 171-184
The Sedimentary Development of the Western Rheinisches Schiefergebirge and the Ardennes (Germany/Belgium)....Pages 185-209
The Chemical Composition of Sedimentary Deposits in the Rhenohercynian Belt of Central Europe....Pages 211-229
Chemical Composition and Genetic Relations of Meta-Volcanic Rocks from the Rhenohercynian Belt of Northwest Germany....Pages 231-256
Mineral Composition of Pelitic Sediments in the Rhenohercynian Zone....Pages 257-265
Nappe Tectonics in the Southeastern Part of the Rheinisches Schiefergebirge....Pages 267-287
Flysch-Sedimentation: Its Relations to Tectonism in the European Variscides....Pages 289-321
Migration of Folding and Metamorphism in the Rheinische Schiefergebirge Deduced from K-Ar and Rb-Sr Age Determinations....Pages 323-338
Experimental Study of Subfluence Tectonics in the Rheinische Schiefergebirge....Pages 339-354
Regional Isostatic Model for Vertical Movements in the Shelf Area of the Rhenohercynian Geosyncline....Pages 355-363
Intracrustal and Subcrustal Thrust-Tectonics at the Northern Margin of the Bohemian Massif....Pages 365-403
The Crustal Structure of the Hercynian Mountain System — A Model for Crustal Thickening by Stacking....Pages 405-426
Geodynamic Interpretation of the Mid-European Variscides....Pages 427-469
Front Matter....Pages 471-471
Overview of the Geosynclinal, Structural and Metamorphic Development of the Intracontinental Branch of the Damara Orogen....Pages 473-502
Geodynamic Model for the Geosynclinal Development of the Damara Orogen, Namibia, South West Africa 1 ....Pages 503-541
Turbidites in the Damara Orogen....Pages 543-576
Sedimentology and Mineralogy of Upper Proterozoic Playa-Lake Deposits in the Damara Orogen....Pages 577-610
Fluid Inclusions and Genetic Aspects of the Damara Orogen....Pages 611-654
The Chemical Composition of the Common Metamorphic Sediments of the Damara Orogen....Pages 655-677
The Root Zone of the Naukluft Nappe Complex: Geodynamic Implications....Pages 679-698
Structural Development of the Ugab Structural Domain of the Northern Zone of the Damara Orogen....Pages 699-721
The Northern Branch: Depositional Development and Timing of the Structural and Metamorphic Evolution within the Framework of the Damara Orogen....Pages 723-743
Compositional Variations of Minerals in Metapelites Involved in Low- to Medium Grade Isograd Reactions in the Southern Damara Orogen, Namibia, South West Africa....Pages 745-765
Metamorphism of Siliceous Dolomites of the Central and Southern Part of the Damara Orogen....Pages 767-784
Experimental Investigation of the Stability Conditions of Petrologically Significant Calc-Silicate Assemblages Observed in the Damara Orogen....Pages 785-793
Experimental Investigation of the Stability Conditions of a Penological Significant Calc-Silicate Assemblage Observed in Originally Marly Rocks in the Kuiseb Formation of the Damara Orogen....Pages 795-801
Crustal Radioactivity and Motion as Causes of Regional Metamorphism in the Damara Orogen....Pages 803-816
A Survey of Granitic Rocks of the Damara Orogen and Considerations on Their Origin....Pages 817-837
Geochronology of the Damara Orogen — A Review....Pages 839-846
Genesis of Damaran Granites in the Light of Rb/Sr and δ 18 O Data....Pages 847-872
Reconstruction of the Cooling History of the Damara Orogen by Correlation of Radiometric Ages with Geography and Altitude....Pages 873-884
Deep Seismic Sounding in the Area of the Damara Orogen, Namibia, South West Africa....Pages 885-900
The Join of the Coastal and Intracontinental Branches of the Damara Orogen, Namibia, South West Africa....Pages 901-912
Front Matter....Pages 471-471
Alternative Geodynamic Models for the Damara Orogeny. A Critical Discussion....Pages 913-945
Back Matter....Pages 947-948