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<p>The proto-Alpine Cenerian orogen (Ediacaran-Ordovician) and the Cadomian orogen (Ediacaran-Cambrian), remnants of which are exposed in the central European Variscides, should be defined as two distinct and spatially separated coastal orogens within the Avalonian-Cadomian belt. The Cadomian orogen originally lay in front of the Sahara metacraton. It underwent a change from an active to a passive margin setting during the Cambrian. The Cenerian orogen, represented by intra-Alpine rocks, was located farther east near the Arabian Nubian Shield, from where it inherited a characteristic Tonian/Stenian detrital zircon signal. Subduction persisted in the Cenerian Orogen until the Ordovician. The Cadomian orogen was akin to Andean type whereas the Cenerian orogen was more akin to Alaskan type. This paper explores why the two orogens have such different characteristics and tectonic evolutions despite their probable proximity in the Avalonian-Cadomian belt. One explanation could be that they were at nearly right-angles to each other due to a strong concave bending of the northern Gondwana margin ahead of the Arabian-Nubian Shield.</p>
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The proto-Alpine Cenerian orogen (Ediacaran-Ordovician) and the Cadomian orogen (Ediacaran-Cambrian), remnants of which are exposed in the central European Variscides, should be defined as two distinct and spatially separated coastal orogens within the Avalonian-Cadomian belt. The Cadomian orogen originally lay in front of the Sahara metacraton. It underwent a change from an active to a passive margin setting during the Cambrian. The Cenerian orogen, represented by intra-Alpine rocks, was located farther east near the Arabian Nubian Shield, from where it inherited a characteristic Tonian/Stenian detrital zircon signal. Subduction persisted in the Cenerian Orogen until the Ordovician. The Cadomian orogen was akin to Andean type whereas the Cenerian orogen was more akin to Alaskan type. This paper explores why the two orogens have such different characteristics and tectonic evolutions despite their probable proximity in the Avalonian-Cadomian belt. One explanation could be that they were at nearly right-angles to each other due to a strong concave bending of the northern Gondwana margin ahead of the Arabian-Nubian Shield.

The role of the proto-Alpine Cenerian Orogen in the Avalonian- Cadomian belt

Department of Chemistry and Physics of Materials

Austrian Journal of Earth Sciences

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{"article-title":"The role of the proto-Alpine Cenerian Orogen in the Avalonian- Cadomian belt"}

The proto-Alpine Cenerian orogen (Ediacaran-Ordovician) and the Cadomian orogen (Ediacaran-Cambrian), remnants of which are exposed in the central European...

The role of the proto-Alpine Cenerian Orogen in the Avalonian- Cadomian belt

Published Online: May 16, 2023

Page range: 109 - 115

Received: Feb 16, 2023

Accepted: Apr 21, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17738/ajes.2023.0005

Keywords
Avalonian Cadomian belt, Cadomian Orogen, Cenerian Orogen, Alps, Ordovician

© 2023 Fritz Finger et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

The role of the proto-Alpine Cenerian Orogen in the Avalonian- Cadomian belt

Published Online: May 16, 2023

Page range: 109 - 115

Received: Feb 16, 2023

Accepted: Apr 21, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17738/ajes.2023.0005

KeywordsAvalonian Cadomian belt, Cadomian Orogen, Cenerian Orogen, Alps, Ordovician

© 2023 Fritz Finger et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Avalonian Cadomian belt, Cadomian Orogen, Cenerian Orogen, Alps, Ordovician