Tag: Geochemistry and Petrology
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…