Fabric developments and the evolution of the periadriatic lineament in southeast Austria
By: W. von Gosen
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ArticleDescription: 55-71p ; Illustration.Subject(s): Evolution - Periadriatic Lineament - Southeast Austria | Pre alpine fabrics - Southeast Austria | Karawanken line fault - Southeast Austria | Petro fabric - Southeast Austria | Structural geology - Southeast Austria | Tectonic - Southeast Austria
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Geological magazine : Vol. 126 Iss. 1-6 Year. 1989Summary: Abstract
The Periadriatic Lineament Zone which forms the boundary between the Eastern and Southern Alps in the Karawanken region of Austria has a complex history spanning the Variscan and Alpine orogenies. Variscan regional metamorphism and polyphase deformation followed by Late to Post Variscan intrusive activity with accompanying contact metamorphism affects a belt of structurally complex rocks referred to as the Eisenkappel Zone to the north of the lineament. Weak Early Alpine deformation in the Southern Alpine rocks can also be recognized in the Eisenkappel Zone. The Young Alpine intrusion of the Karawanken Tonalite was followed by lateral fault displacements associated with the formation of the Periadriatic Lineament. Late Tertiary sediments, caught up in the northward directed thrusting responsible for the uplift of the Karawanken chain, record the youngest deformation in the area.
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Abstract
The Periadriatic Lineament Zone which forms the boundary between the Eastern and Southern Alps in the Karawanken region of Austria has a complex history spanning the Variscan and Alpine orogenies. Variscan regional metamorphism and polyphase deformation followed by Late to Post Variscan intrusive activity with accompanying contact metamorphism affects a belt of structurally complex rocks referred to as the Eisenkappel Zone to the north of the lineament. Weak Early Alpine deformation in the Southern Alpine rocks can also be recognized in the Eisenkappel Zone. The Young Alpine intrusion of the Karawanken Tonalite was followed by lateral fault displacements associated with the formation of the Periadriatic Lineament. Late Tertiary sediments, caught up in the northward directed thrusting responsible for the uplift of the Karawanken chain, record the youngest deformation in the area.
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