Tag: Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
Ötztal Complex records younger Cenerian orogeny than other Cadomian terranes
What the study found The study found that the Cenerian orogeny was generally younger in the proto-Alps, as recorded by the Ötztal Complex, than in other parts of the former Cadomian belt. The authors also report a multistage history that includes Ediacaran to Ordovician sedimentation, Cambrian to Early Ordovician mafic magmatism, and granitoid intrusion from…