The Iberian Massif in the frame of the European Variscan Belt
The Iberian Massif in the frame of the European Variscan Belt
Editor(s): Emilio Clavijo, Puy Ayarza, Ícaro Dias da Silva, and Juan Gómez-Barreiro
The orogenic processes leading to the construction of major mountain chains are of great importance for the resulting features of the crust. Accurate knowledge of these traits is significant for the human life in different ways as it will help improve the green exploitation of natural resources, minimize the damage of natural hazards, back the sustainability of urban development (including the water cycle management), and support the building of communication links.

The Variscan Belt, including the related American orogens, is one of the best known orogenic chains in the world, mainly due to its location in countries with a long research history. However, fresh data are continuously becoming available and the geotectonic models are unceasingly being refined. In the westernmost segment of the Variscan Belt in Europe (the Iberian Massif), new research outcomes are resulting in interesting proposals for the structure of this part of the chain and allowing the proposal of improved genetic models for the complete Variscan orogen.

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06 Jul 2021
Evolution of the Iberian Massif as deduced from its crustal thickness and geometry of a mid-crustal (Conrad) discontinuity
Puy Ayarza, José Ramón Martínez Catalán, Ana Martínez García, Juan Alcalde, Juvenal Andrés, José Fernando Simancas, Immaculada Palomeras, David Martí, Irene DeFelipe, Chris Juhlin, and Ramón Carbonell
Solid Earth, 12, 1515–1547, https://doi.org/10.5194/se-12-1515-2021,https://doi.org/10.5194/se-12-1515-2021, 2021
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26 Apr 2021
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Solid Earth, 12, 971–992, https://doi.org/10.5194/se-12-971-2021,https://doi.org/10.5194/se-12-971-2021, 2021
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15 Apr 2021
A tectonic carpet of Variscan flysch at the base of a rootless accretionary prism in northwestern Iberia: U–Pb zircon age constrains from sediments and volcanic olistoliths
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Solid Earth, 12, 835–867, https://doi.org/10.5194/se-12-835-2021,https://doi.org/10.5194/se-12-835-2021, 2021
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18 Dec 2020
What can seismic noise tell us about the Alpine reactivation of the Iberian Massif? An example in the Iberian Central System
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30 Nov 2020
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09 Jul 2020
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08 Jul 2020
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