West African Fold Belt

Research Article| July 01, 1962 West African Fold Belt J SOUGY J SOUGY University of Dakar, Dakar, Senegal Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar GSA Bulletin (1962) 73 (7): 871–876. https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1962)73[871:WAFB]2.0.CO;2 Article history received: 10 Jan 1962 first online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share MailTo Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation J SOUGY; West African Fold Belt. GSA Bulletin 1962;; 73 (7): 871–876. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1962)73[871:WAFB]2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract A belt of folded early and middle Paleozoic rocks extends along the Atlantic coast of Africa from Morocco at least as far south as Senegal. East of the belt is a flat-lying section of chiefly clastic rocks which overlaps the Precambrian African Shield. The belt comprises a bordering folded zone and an inner zone exhibiting strong deformation, dynamic metamorphism, and possible igneous intrusions. There is evidence of an erosional hiatus associated with the Caledonian, but the main fold movements were post-Devonian (Hercynian). After uplift and erosion, portions of this orogenic belt were obscured by the deposition of Mesozoic and Tertiary sediments along the downwarped coastal zone. The author proposes the name Mauritanides for the Paleozoic orogenic belt of West Africa. This feature should be considered in future speculations regarding continental drift and the permanence of continents. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.