Preface ix Yoann DENÈLE and Julien BERGER -- Introduction xi Yoann DENÈLE and Julien BERGER -- List of Figures -- Chapter 1 High-Temperature Metamorphism and Syn- to Late-Orogenic Magmatism 1 Arnaud VILLAROS, Oscar LAURENT, Simon COUZINIE and Jean-François MOYEN -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 High-temperature/low- to medium-pressure metamorphism and partial melting of the Variscan crust -- 1.2.1 Evolution of high-temperature metamorphism -- 1.2.2 Petrology of high-temperature metamorphism -- 1.3 Late-orogenic magmatism -- 1.3.1 Two mica peraluminous leucogranites (MPG) -- 1.3.2 Biotite and cordierite peraluminous granites (CPG) -- 1.3.3 K-rich calc-alkaline granitoids (KCG) - durbachites, vaugnerites -- 1.3.4 Synchronous orogenic volcanism of HT metamorphism -- 1.3.5 Overview -- 1.4 Causes and geodynamic implications of crustal melting -- 1.4.1 Synchronous crustal melting episode of the Variscan collision -- 1.4.2 Melting associated with orogenic extension -- 1.4.3 High-temperature melting and the formation of domes -- 1.4.4 Synthesis of HT metamorphic evolution -- 1.4.5 Outlook -- 1.5 References -- Chapter 2 Late-Orogenic Structural Reorganization of the Variscan Belt during the Upper Carboniferous 35 Yoann DENÈLE and Bryan COCHELIN -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Major structures of the Variscan belt of Western Europe -- 2.3 Ibero-Armorican Arc -- 2.3.1 Formation of a major orocline in the upper Carboniferous -- 2.3.2 Structure and evolution of the Armorican domain -- 2.3.3 The Armorican shear zones -- 2.3.4 A simple shear model in a horizontal plane at the scale of the Central Armorican domain -- 2.4 Late orogenic deformation in the internal domain -- 2.4.1 South Armorican domain: thinning and longitudinal stretching of a previously thickened domain -- 2.4.2 The Carboniferous syn-tectonic plutons of the French Massif Central: interaction between strike-slip shear zone and longitudinal extension -- 2.4.3 The Velay dome and the Pilat detachment: transverse extension in the hinterland -- 2.5 Late-orogenic deformation in the southern foreland domain -- 2.5.1 The Montagne Noire migmatite-cored gneiss dome -- 2.5.2 The Variscan segment of the Pyrenees -- 2.6 Summary and discussion on the restructuring of the Variscan belt in the Carboniferous -- 2.7 Conclusion -- 2.8 References -- Chapter 3 Sedimentary Basins and Evolution of Reliefs Associated with the Variscan Cycle in France and Adjacent Countries 121 Markus ARETZ, Élise NARDIN, Frédéric CHRISTOPHOUL, Julien DENAYER -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Foreland basins along the Southern Laurussian Margin -- 3.2.1 The Ardenne and the Boulonnais -- 3.2.2 Rhenish Massif -- 3.3 Basins in the Inner Variscan zone -- 3.3.1 Armorican Massif Basins -- 3.3.2 Northern Vosges -- 3.4 Regions of the Gondwanan Margin and Foreland Basin -- 3.4.1 Middle Vosges and Southern Vosges -- 3.4.2 Morvan -- 3.4.3 Montagne Noire: reference for the Peri-Gondwanan Foreland Basin -- 3.4.4 The Pyrenees -- 3.5 Post-orogenic stage: Stephanian-Permian basins -- 3.5.1 Stratigraphy -- 3.5.2 Geodynamic and structural context -- 3.5.3 General sedimentological trends in Stephanian-Permian basins -- 3.6 Conclusion -- 3.7 References -- Conclusion 203 Yoann DENÈLE and Julien BERGER -- List of Authors -- Index -- Summary of Volume 1.