Rhenohercynian Zone
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rhenohercynian-zone-299-17497748
title:
Rhenohercynian Zone
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The Rhenohercynian Zone or Rheno-Hercynian zone in structural geology describes a fold belt of west and central Europe, formed during the Hercynian orogeny. The zone consists of folded and thrust Devonian and early Carboniferous sedimentary rocks that were deposited in a back-arc basin along the southern margin of the then existing paleocontinent Laurussia. The Rhenohercynian Zone, named for the Rhine River and the Hercynian Forest of Antiquity, forms a narrow zone through western and central Eu
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Fold belt of west and central Europe, formed during the Hercynian orogeny
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhenohercynian_Zone
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2024-04-13T14:09:02Z
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