Post by 1dave on Feb 19, 2019 9:17:36 GMT -5
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans-European_Suture_Zone
The Trans-European Suture Zone (TESZ), also known as the Tornquist Zone, is the crustal boundary between the Precambrian East European Craton and the Phanerozoic orogens of South-Western Europe. The zone runs from the North Sea to the Black Sea. The north-western part of the zone was created by the collision of Avalonia and Baltica/East European Craton in the Late Ordovician. The south-eastern part of the zone, now largely concealed by deep sedimentary basins, developed through Variscan and Alpine orogenic events.
Various branches of the TESZ go under different names:
The Teisseyre-Tornquist Zone (TTZ) in Ukraine and Poland.
The Sorgenfrei-Tornquist Zone (STZ) through Scania (Sweden), Kattegat, and North Jutland (Denmark).
The Trans-European Fault (TEF), Thor-Tornquist Suture or Thor Suture through southern Denmark.
The later two branches (STZ and TEF) span a triangular area of numerous faults, called the Tornquist Fan.[1][2][3]
Contents
1 History of Discovery
2 Tornquist Fan
3 Teisseyre-Tornquist Zone
4 See also
5 References
Various branches of the TESZ go under different names:
The Teisseyre-Tornquist Zone (TTZ) in Ukraine and Poland.
The Sorgenfrei-Tornquist Zone (STZ) through Scania (Sweden), Kattegat, and North Jutland (Denmark).
The Trans-European Fault (TEF), Thor-Tornquist Suture or Thor Suture through southern Denmark.
The later two branches (STZ and TEF) span a triangular area of numerous faults, called the Tornquist Fan.[1][2][3]
Contents
1 History of Discovery
2 Tornquist Fan
3 Teisseyre-Tornquist Zone
4 See also
5 References
