L'événement intraviséen dans la zone moldanubienne de la chaîne varisque d'Europe: les données des formations volcano-sédimentaires dévono-dinantiennes du Massif Central Français,des Vosges du Sud (France) et de la Forêt Noire (R.F.A.)

Resumé L'existence d'une phase tectonique intraviséenne dans la chaîne varisque d'Europe a été admise par divers auteurs. Le présent travail apporte des précisions sur la nature de cet événement dans le Nord du Massif Central, les Vosges et la Forêt Noire, c'est à dire dans la zone interne varisque. Des données nouvelles concernent les Vosges et la Forêt Noire. Dans le domaine étudié, cet événement géodynamique n'est pas phcatif et se caractérise par une période d'instabilité au cours du Viséen supérieur qui conduit à d'importants phénomènes de resédimentation, résultats de l'érosion de paléoreliefs. Cette période d'instabilité se prolonge au cours du Viséen supérieur où une emersion généralisée se produit dans la zone moldanubienne. Dans les zones externes septentrionales, la déformation synmétamorphique qui se déplace vers l'extérieur de la chaîne est contemporaine de cet événement. Dans le massif armoricain (zone externe), il se traduit par des mouvements décrochants. Cet événement s'explique par un épaississement crustal, conséquence directe de la collision varisque et se traduit par un soulèvement qui précède la phase de déformation paroxysmale d'âge tardi-viséen et carbonifère supérieur.

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The existence of an Intravisean tectonic phase in the variscan belt of Europe is admitted by some authors. The present work specifies the characteristics of such an event in the northern part of the French Massif Central, in the Vosges mountains and in the Black Forest, i.e. in the internal variscan zone. New data are given for the Vosges and the Black Forest. In the considered domain the geodynamic event does not have a folding effect. It leads to a period of instability during Late Visean, inducing important resedimentation processes as a result of erosion of the paleoreliefs. A generalized emersion of the Moldanubian Zone occurs at the same time. This event coincides with the migration toward the North of the syn-metamorphic deformation in the extern parts of the belt. In the Armorican Massif (external zone) strike slip faults are active during the same period. That event can be explained by the crustal thickening resulting from the variscan collision. The uplift preceds the paroxysmal Late Visean and Upper Carboniferous tectonic phase.

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Zusammenfassung Verschiedene Autoren vertreten die Meinung, daß das mitteleuropäische Variszikum innerhalb des Visé von einer tektonischen Phase betroffen wurde. Die gegenwärtige Arbeit soll eine genauere Vorstellung von den Ereignissen geben, welche sich um diese Zeit im nördlichen Zentralmassiv, den Vogesen und dem Schwarzwald abspielten. Innerhalb des angeführten Bereiches läßt sich nirgends eine Faltung beobachten. Es handelt sich vielmehr um ein geodynarmsches Ereignis, welches sich im obereren Visé als eine Periode der Instabilität mit sehr beachtlichen Erosionen einerseits und ebenso bedeutenden Resedimentationen andererseits äußert. Diese Zeit der Instabilität mündet noch im Laufe des obersten Visé in einer allgemeinen Heraushebung des Moldanubikums. Das Intra-Visé Ereignis ist zeitgleich mit der nordwärtigen Wanderung der synmetamorphen Deformation in den externen Zonen. Im armorikanischen Massiv fällt es anscheinend mit bedeutenden Blattverschiebungen zusammen. Offensichtlich steht hinter den Vorgängen als Ursache eine relativ plötzliche Krustenverdickung im Zusammenhang mit der variszischen Kollision. Die Heraushebung geht der paroxysmalen Deformation im späten Visé bzw. frühen Oberkarbon voraus.

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Zwei neue Vertreter der farblosen Euglenophyta

Two hitherto unknown colourless euglenoid flagellates are described from Switzerland. They are closely related to the speciesEntosiphon sulcatum andNotosolenus skujai. However, they are morphologically distinct and therefore a new species name and a new variety name are established for these monads:Entosiphon applanatum n.sp. andNotosolenus skujai var.maior n. var.     

The composition of settling particles in Lake Zürich

Settling particles in the Lake Zürich were collected at different depths. Water samples and particles have been analyzed for heavy metals and for organic matter elements. Samples were investigated by transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive X ray and X ray. The elemental composition of the settling particles was found to be almost constant. Special remarks are made on iron and phosphate and on manganese. Manganese oxidizing microorganisms were found near the bottom of the lake.     

Recent tectonic movements of the Costa Rican Pacific coast

An analysis of the bioerosional morphology of the Pacific coast of Costa Rica (Central America) indicates a recent uplifting of this coast. The uplift produces a framework of blocks, bordered by NE-SW-striking faults. The blocks were elevated to different heights, 1–2 m above their original position. The elevation ocurred in recent times. The coastal sector with uplifting tendency corresponds to the western border of an outer arc. Between this arc and an inner arc, a small zone of subsidence with drowned bioerosional morphologies can be observed.     

Die Felchen des Alpnachersees

In eutrophic Lake Alpnach, several forms of whitefish (Coregonus spp.) are found which show different growth rates. In recent years, immature whitefish of the fastgrowing form (local name: ‘Felchen’, here called ‘Grossfelchen’) have been caught in the nets used for fishing the slowgrowing form (local name: ‘Albeli’, here called ‘Kleinfelchen’). The aim of this study was to identify the different forms of coregonids and to determine their growth rate, age of first maturation, and relative frequency in the catch with gill nets of different mesh sizes. While the separation of the different forms on the basis of meristic characters proved unsatisfactory, the growth during the first year of life was found best suited for this purpose. For the whitefish fishery in Lake Alpnach, the fastgrowing form is regarded as the most important one. Due to eutrophication, the whitefish now show a considerably faster growth than about 40 years ago. In addition, they mature at a younger age than before. The consequences of these findings for the management of the whitefish stocks in Lake Alpnach are discussed.      

Isotopic fractionation between coexisting organic carbon—carbonate pairs in Precambrian sediments

δ¹³C_org and δ¹³C_carb values of 58 coexisting organic carbon-carbonate pairs covering the whole Precambrian have yielded means of ?24.7 ± 6.0%. [PDB] and +0.9 ± 2.7%. [PDB], respectively. Accordingly, isotopic fractionation between inorganic and organic carbon in Precambrian sediments is about the same as in geologically younger rocks (Δδ ? 25%.), a slight increase displayed by the Early Precambrian pairs (Δδ ? 28%.) being probably biassed by an over-representation in this age group of samples from one single locality (nevertheless, this value still lies within the range permitted for a possible deviation). It is reasonable to assume, therefore, that the overall isotope fractionation factor governing biological fixation of inorganic carbon has been virtually constant since some 3.3 × 10⁹ yr ago.     

Paleomagnetism in Greece: Indications for relative block movement

There is a difference of 120° between the strike of the Pindos mountain chain and that of the Argolis peninsula. Both consist of rocks of the same age (Triassic Jurassic).Samples were collected to see if paleomagnetic data also exhibited this difference in angle. 23 samples from two sites and four lava strata of the Pindos resulted in normal and reversed directions with a mean direction D = 334°, I = 22° with α_95° = 9°, and 24 samples from four sites of the Argolis peninsula in a mean direction of D = 82°, I = 19° with α_95° = 17°. This is a declination difference of D = 108°. Therefore, a relative rotational block movement with an angle of about 110° could be assumed. The result depends to a great extent on the dip correction of the lava flows.     

Mesosiderites—I. Compositions of their metallic portions and possible relationship to other metal-rich meteorite groups

The metal from 17 mesosiderites has been analyzed for Ni, Ga, Ge and Ir by the techniques of atomic-absorption spectrometry and neutron activation. Most mesosiderite metal samples fall in a narrow compositional range: Ni, 7·0–9·0 per cent; Ga, 13–16 ppm; Ge, 47–58 ppm; and Ir, 2·4–4·4 ppm. Most of those falling outside these ranges belong to Powell's (1971) least-metamorphosed type. Mesosiderite metal falls in the same general composition range as IIIAB irons, IIIE irons, pallasites and H-group chondrite metal. There are distinct differences in detail, however, and firm evidence for a close genetic relationship between any of these groups and the mesosiderites is lacking. Metallic portions of Weekeroo-type irons tend to have slightly higher Ni, Ga, Ge and Ir contents than found in mesosiderite metal, and the two groups tend to form a single trend on all plots. The Weekeroo-type silicates closely resemble mesosiderites in terms of orthopyroxene composition and oxygen-isotope ratio. We interpret these similarities to indicate that the silicate and metallic portions of these two groups are closely related; if the mesosiderite silicates and metal were initially formed in separate parent bodies, these were of similar composition and formed at about the same distance from the Sun.