Geological characterization of the Variscan and Pre-Vasriscan in Hungary

Abstract

Five pre-permian megatectonic units can be distinguished in Hungary: a high-grade Precambrian crystalline complex, two Variscan greenschist-facies complexes, the amphibolite-facies complex of the Sopron massif,-and the unmetamorphosed Palaeozoic. These five units are described. The Variscan orogeny has reactivated the older basement, which forms part of a number of median massifs. These can be traced towards Greece and Turkey.