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• Variscan orogeny — The Variscan (or Hercynian) orogeny is a geologic mountain building event caused by Late Paleozoic continental collision between Laurasia and Gondwana to form the supercontinent of Pangea.NamingThe name, Variscan , comes from the Medieval Latin… …   Wikipedia

• Massif Central (geology) — The Massif Central forms together with the Armorican Massif (Brittany and Normandy) one of the two big basement massifs in France. Its geological evolution started in the late Neoproterozoic and continues to this day. It has been shaped mainly by …   Wikipedia

• Geology of the North Sea — Contents 1 Tectonic structure 2 Precambrian 3 Finnmarkian, Athollian, Caledonian Orogenies …   Wikipedia

• Geology of the Iberian Peninsula — The geology of the Iberian Peninsula consists of the study of the rock formations on the Iberian Peninsula, which includes Spain, Portugal, Andorra, and Gibraltar. The peninsula contains rocks from every age from Ediacaran to Recent, and almost… …   Wikipedia

• Moldanubian Zone — 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 ye …   Wikipedia

• Geology of England — The Geology of England is mainly sedimentary. The youngest rocks are in the south east around London, progressing in age in a north westerly direction. [ [http://www.soton.ac.uk/ imw/Geology Britain.htm Southampton University] retrieved 21/1/07]… …   Wikipedia

• Geology of Great Britain — The Geology of Great Britain is hugely varied and complex, and gives rise to the wide variety of landscapes found across the islands. This varied geology has also meant that the island has been an important source for the formation of many… …   Wikipedia

• Monzogranite — Monzogranites (MGr) are biotite granite rocks that are considered to be the final fractionation product of magma. Monzogranites are characteristically felsic (SiO2 > 73%, and FeO + MgO + TiO2 < 2.4), weakly peraluminous (Al2O3/ (CaO + Na2O… …   Wikipedia

• Cornubian batholith — Map showing the main granite outcrops of the Cornubian batholith in southwest England and the location of Haig Fras the 20 mGal Bouguer anomaly is also shown as this indicates the location of the negative anomalies associated with these… …   Wikipedia

• Geologie des Zentralmassivs — Die Geologie des Zentralmassivs beginnt im Neoproterozoikum, und seine Entstehungsgeschichte hält bis auf den heutigen Tag an. Das Zentralmassiv (franz. Massif Central) ist mit dem Armorikanischen Massiv eines der beiden großen… …   Deutsch Wikipedia