Pre-Mesozoic Geology in the Alps

Abstract

I: Pre-Mesozoic Basement and Alpine Structures, Map with indication of the discussed areas and index of contributions.- The Structure of the Alps: An Introduction.- Basement-Cover Relationship in the Western Alps. Constraints for the Pre-Triassic Reconstructions.- Palinspastic Reconstruction of the Pre-Triassic Basement Units in the Alps: The Central Alps.- Palinspastic Reconstruction of the Pre-Triassic Basement Units in the Alps: The Eastern Alps.- II: Pre-Mesozoic Basement of the Alps, Index of contributions.- History of Geological Investigations in the Pre-Triassic Basement of the Alps.- Stratigraphy, Biogeography and Climatic Relationships of the Alpine Palaeozoic.- The Pre-Alpine Evolution of the Continental Crust of the Central Alps - An Overview.- Ultramafic Rocks in the Pre-Mesozoic Basement of the Central and External Western Alps.- Pre-Alpidic Ore Deposits in the Central, Eastern and Southern Alps.- Palaeomagnetic Data from the Palaeozoic Basement of the Alps.- Late Variscan Magmatic Evolution of the Alpine Basement.- Late Palaeozoic - Early Mesozoic Plate Reorganization: Evolution and Demise of the Variscan Fold Belt.- III: Specific Descriptions of Pre-Alpine Basement.- 1: The Helvetic Realm, Map with indication of the discussed areas and index of contributions.- The Pre-Alpine Evolution of the External Massifs.- Geodynamic Significance of Basic and Bimodal Magmatism in the External Domain.- 2: Penninic Realm, Map with indication of the discussed areas and index of contributions.- Elements of the Palaeozoic History of the Ligurian Alps.- Passing Through the Briancon Zone (Brianconnais, France).- The Pre-Alpine Basement of the Brianconnais (Wallis, Switzerland).- The Dora - Maira Massif.- Evolution of Austro-Alpine and Upper Penninic Basement in the Northwestern Alps from Variscan Convergence to Post-Variscan Extension.- The Lepontine Area, a Geochronological Summary.- Evolution of the Penninic Basement of the Eastern Alps.- The Habach-Formation and the Zentralgneis - A Key in Understanding the Palaeozoic Evolution of the Tauern Window (Eastern Alps).- The Zentralgneise of the Tauern Window (Eastern Alps): Insight into an Intra-Alpine Variscan Batholith.- 3: Austro-Alpine Realm, Map with indication of the discussed areas and index of contributions.- The Classic Fossiliferous Palaeozoic Units of the Eastern and Southern Alps.- The Austro-Alpine Quartzphyllites and Related Palaeozoic Formations.- Palaeozoic Volcanism of the Eastern Alps and its Palaeotectonic Significance.- The Pre-Alpine Basement of the Lower Austro-Alpine Nappes in the Bernina Massif (Grisons, Switzerland Valtellina, Italy).- Evolution of the Silvretta Nappe.- Evolution of the Otztal-Stubai, Scarl-Campo and Ulten Basement Units.- Austro-Alpine Basement Complex to the South of the Tauern Window.- The Austro-Alpine Metamorphic Basement East of the Tauern Window.- Late-and Post-Variscan Sediments of the Eastern and Southern Alps.- 4: Southern Alps, Map with indication of the discussed areas and index of contributions.- Ivrea Zone and Adjacent Southern Alpine Basement.- Pre-Alpine Structural and Metamorphic Histories in the Orobic Southern Alps, Italy.- The South-Alpine Metamorphic Basement in the Eastern Alps.- The Pre-Alpine Basement in the Alpi Apuane (Northern Apennines, Italy).- IV: Conclusions, Index of contributions.- Late Precambrian and Palaeozoic Evolution of the Alpine Basement - An Overview.- The Alpine Basement - Linkage Between Variscides and East-Mediterranean Mountain Belts.