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The long-lasting phase of deformation and metamorphism that occurred across Central Europe in the Devonian and Carboniferous is referred to as the Variscan Orogeny . The accompanying mountains that formed during this orogeny are known as the Variscides .
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Meschede, M., Warr, L.N. (2019). Late Paleozoic of Germany. In: The Geology of Germany. Regional Geology Reviews. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76102-2_10
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