Abstract
The main geological units in Europe are shown in Fig. 1 based on a modified tectonic map, prepared by Berthelsen (pers. comm.). The area of the Federal Republic of Germany where the DEKORP studies took place, is marked and stretches about 900 km N-S and 300 km E-W. It covers the eastern end of the 1000 km long Hercynian-Alleghanian fold belt on the North Atlantic margin, i.e. the Appalachian-Mauretanides-European Variscides between the Caledonides in the north and the Alps in the south.
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Behr, H.J. (1990). Geology of Central Europe: A Summary. In: Meissner, R., Bortfeld, R.K. (eds) DEKORP-Atlas. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-75662-7_3
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