The structure of the Palaeozoic rocks in the Soulcem valley (Axial Zone, French Pyrenees): the western termination of the Merens Fault
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Pyrenees, Paleozoic, Variscan, Cambro-Ordovician, fault Pirineos, Paleozoico, Varisco, Cambro-Ordovícico, falla

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Barrón Francisco, P. (2023). The structure of the Palaeozoic rocks in the Soulcem valley (Axial Zone, French Pyrenees): the western termination of the Merens Fault. Trabajos De Geología, 37(37), 11–35. https://doi.org/10.17811/tdg.37.2023.11-35

Abstract

The aim of this study is the structural analysis, at all scales, of the western termination of the northern branch of the Merens Fault. In this area, the Soulcem granite intrudes pre-Caradocian quartzites and slates. In the northern part of this zone, Variscan recumbent folds are dominant with the associated S1 foliation, developed under medium-grade metamorphic conditions. To the south, upright and E-W trending Variscan folds are predominant, developed under low-grade metamorphism. Both domains are separated by the Merens Fault, which is interpreted as a Variscan structure with little Alpine displacement.

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