Microplate tectonics, oblique collisions, and evolution of the Hercynian orogenic systems

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Research Article| July 01, 1975 Microplate tectonics, oblique collisions, and evolution of the Hercynian orogenic systems J.P.N. Badham; J.P.N. Badham 1Department of Geology, University of Southampton, Southampton S09 5NH, England Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar C. Halls C. Halls 2Royal School of Mines London SW7, England Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information J.P.N. Badham 1Department of Geology, University of Southampton, Southampton S09 5NH, England C. Halls 2Royal School of Mines London SW7, England Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1975) 3 (7): 373–376. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1975)3<373:MTOCAE>2.0.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation J.P.N. Badham, C. Halls; Microplate tectonics, oblique collisions, and evolution of the Hercynian orogenic systems. Geology 1975;; 3 (7): 373–376. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1975)3<373:MTOCAE>2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Plate boundaries are rarely straight lines, and interplate movements are rarely at right angles. The consequences of oblique interactions at both continent-ocean and continent-continent irregular margins are considered theoretically, and the results are compared with various active plate boundaries.We use an oblique-collision model to explain the evolution of the late Paleozoic orogens of the "Atlantic-Mediterranean' region. In particular, the model reconciles paleontologic requirements for a "Central European Ocean" with the lack of geotectonic evidence for closure of such an ocean. In addition, the model explains the inhomogeneous nature of these orogens, from the southern Appalachians and the Mauritanides to the Urals. The model is highly speculative, but it does rationalize the irregular distributions (in time and in space) of ophiolite, island-arc sequences, major strike-slip faults, and metallogenic belts. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.