"...an outstanding contribution to the geology of central and eastern Europe, and individual authors and the editors are to be congratulated for this." Geological Magazine

• I Introduction.- II Geophysical Characteristics.- II. A Main Features of Geophysical Structures in Central Europe.- III Rhenohercynian Foldbelt.- III. A Introduction.- III.B.1 Stratigraphy.- III.B.2 Structure.- III.B.3 Igneous Activity.- III.B.4 Metamorphic Evolution.- III.B.5 Metallogenesis.- III.C.1 Stratigraphy.- III.C.2 Structure.- III.C.3 Igneous Activity.- III.C.4 Metamorphic Evolution.- III.C.5 Metallogenesis.- IV Mid-German Crystalline High.- IV.A Introduction.- IV.B Lithological Characteristics.- IV.C.1 The Spessart Crystalline Complex.- IV.C.2 The Odenwald Crystalline Complex.- IV.C.3 The Saar-Nahe Basin.- IV.C.4 Structural Relationship Between Saar-Nahe Basin, Odenwald, and Spessart Mts..- IV.D Igneous Activity (Pre- to Early Variscan Magmatism).- IV.E Metamorphic Evolution.- V Saxothuringian Basin.- V.A Introduction.- V.B.1 Stratigraphy.- V.B.2 Structure.- V.B.3 Igneous Activity.- V.B.4 Metamorphic Evolution.- V.B.5 Metallogenesis.- V.C.1 Stratigraphy, Structure, and Igneous Activity.- V.C.2 Metamorphic Evolution.- VI Western Sudetes (Lugicum).- VI.A Introduction.- VI.B Stratigraphy.- VI.C Structure.- VI.D Igneous Activity.- VI.E Metamorphic Evolution.- VI.F Metallogenesis.- VII Moldanubian Region.- VII.A Introduction.- VII.B.1 Stratigraphy.- VII.B.2 Structure.- VII.B.3 Igneous Activity.- VII.B.4 Metamorphic Evolution.- VII.B.5 Metallogenesis.- VII.C.1 Stratigraphy.- VII.C.2 Structure.- VII.C.3 Igneous Activity.- VII.C.4 Metamorphic Evolution.- VIII Moravo-Silesian Zone.- VIII.A Introduction.- VIII.B.1 Stratigraphy.- VIII.B.2 Structure.- VIII.B.3 Igneous Activity (Cadomian Plutonism in the Moravo-Silesian Basement).- VIII.B.4 Metamorphic Evolution.- VIII.B.5 Metallogenesis.- VIII.C.1 Stratigraphy.- VIII.C.2 Structure.- VIII.C.3 Metamorphic Evolution.- IX TheNorth Variscan Foreland.- X Paleomagnetic Constraints on the Paleogeographic Evolution of Europe During the Paleozoic.- XI Geodynamic Evolution.

"...an outstanding contribution to the geology of central and eastern Europe, and individual authors and the editors are to be congratulated for this." Geological Magazine

• I Introduction.- II Geophysical Characteristics.- II. A Main Features of Geophysical Structures in Central Europe.- III Rhenohercynian Foldbelt.- III. A Introduction.- III.B.1 Stratigraphy.- III.B.2 Structure.- III.B.3 Igneous Activity.- III.B.4 Metamorphic Evolution.- III.B.5 Metallogenesis.- III.C.1 Stratigraphy.- III.C.2 Structure.- III.C.3 Igneous Activity.- III.C.4 Metamorphic Evolution.- III.C.5 Metallogenesis.- IV Mid-German Crystalline High.- IV.A Introduction.- IV.B Lithological Characteristics.- IV.C.1 The Spessart Crystalline Complex.- IV.C.2 The Odenwald Crystalline Complex.- IV.C.3 The Saar-Nahe Basin.- IV.C.4 Structural Relationship Between Saar-Nahe Basin, Odenwald, and Spessart Mts..- IV.D Igneous Activity (Pre- to Early Variscan Magmatism).- IV.E Metamorphic Evolution.- V Saxothuringian Basin.- V.A Introduction.- V.B.1 Stratigraphy.- V.B.2 Structure.- V.B.3 Igneous Activity.- V.B.4 Metamorphic Evolution.- V.B.5 Metallogenesis.- V.C.1 Stratigraphy, Structure, and Igneous Activity.- V.C.2 Metamorphic Evolution.- VI Western Sudetes (Lugicum).- VI.A Introduction.- VI.B Stratigraphy.- VI.C Structure.- VI.D Igneous Activity.- VI.E Metamorphic Evolution.- VI.F Metallogenesis.- VII Moldanubian Region.- VII.A Introduction.- VII.B.1 Stratigraphy.- VII.B.2 Structure.- VII.B.3 Igneous Activity.- VII.B.4 Metamorphic Evolution.- VII.B.5 Metallogenesis.- VII.C.1 Stratigraphy.- VII.C.2 Structure.- VII.C.3 Igneous Activity.- VII.C.4 Metamorphic Evolution.- VIII Moravo-Silesian Zone.- VIII.A Introduction.- VIII.B.1 Stratigraphy.- VIII.B.2 Structure.- VIII.B.3 Igneous Activity (Cadomian Plutonism in the Moravo-Silesian Basement).- VIII.B.4 Metamorphic Evolution.- VIII.B.5 Metallogenesis.- VIII.C.1 Stratigraphy.- VIII.C.2 Structure.- VIII.C.3 Metamorphic Evolution.- IX TheNorth Variscan Foreland.- X Paleomagnetic Constraints on the Paleogeographic Evolution of Europe During the Paleozoic.- XI Geodynamic Evolution.

"...an outstanding contribution to the geology of central and eastern Europe, and individual authors and the editors are to be congratulated for this." Geological Magazine

• I Introduction.- II Geophysical Characteristics.- II. A Main Features of Geophysical Structures in Central Europe.- III Rhenohercynian Foldbelt.- III. A Introduction.- III.B.1 Stratigraphy.- III.B.2 Structure.- III.B.3 Igneous Activity.- III.B.4 Metamorphic Evolution.- III.B.5 Metallogenesis.- III.C.1 Stratigraphy.- III.C.2 Structure.- III.C.3 Igneous Activity.- III.C.4 Metamorphic Evolution.- III.C.5 Metallogenesis.- IV Mid-German Crystalline High.- IV.A Introduction.- IV.B Lithological Characteristics.- IV.C.1 The Spessart Crystalline Complex.- IV.C.2 The Odenwald Crystalline Complex.- IV.C.3 The Saar-Nahe Basin.- IV.C.4 Structural Relationship Between Saar-Nahe Basin, Odenwald, and Spessart Mts..- IV.D Igneous Activity (Pre- to Early Variscan Magmatism).- IV.E Metamorphic Evolution.- V Saxothuringian Basin.- V.A Introduction.- V.B.1 Stratigraphy.- V.B.2 Structure.- V.B.3 Igneous Activity.- V.B.4 Metamorphic Evolution.- V.B.5 Metallogenesis.- V.C.1 Stratigraphy, Structure, and Igneous Activity.- V.C.2 Metamorphic Evolution.- VI Western Sudetes (Lugicum).- VI.A Introduction.- VI.B Stratigraphy.- VI.C Structure.- VI.D Igneous Activity.- VI.E Metamorphic Evolution.- VI.F Metallogenesis.- VII Moldanubian Region.- VII.A Introduction.- VII.B.1 Stratigraphy.- VII.B.2 Structure.- VII.B.3 Igneous Activity.- VII.B.4 Metamorphic Evolution.- VII.B.5 Metallogenesis.- VII.C.1 Stratigraphy.- VII.C.2 Structure.- VII.C.3 Igneous Activity.- VII.C.4 Metamorphic Evolution.- VIII Moravo-Silesian Zone.- VIII.A Introduction.- VIII.B.1 Stratigraphy.- VIII.B.2 Structure.- VIII.B.3 Igneous Activity (Cadomian Plutonism in the Moravo-Silesian Basement).- VIII.B.4 Metamorphic Evolution.- VIII.B.5 Metallogenesis.- VIII.C.1 Stratigraphy.- VIII.C.2 Structure.- VIII.C.3 Metamorphic Evolution.- IX TheNorth Variscan Foreland.- X Paleomagnetic Constraints on the Paleogeographic Evolution of Europe During the Paleozoic.- XI Geodynamic Evolution.