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IN Morocco, there are two main zones of Hercynian outcrops, one north and one south of the so-called “South Atlastic Fault”1 (Fig. 1). In the southern part, the intensity of folding remains moderate, gradually decreasing southward towards the tabular platform of the Sahara Shield. By contrast, the northern part seems to be the heart of the folded belt: deformation is more marked, with an outstanding development of slaty cleavage and some metamorphism, with several intrusions of granitic plutons.
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MATTAUER, M., PROUST, F. & TAPPONNIER, P. Major Strike-slip Fault of Late Hercynian Age in Morocco. Nature 237, 160–162 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/237160b0
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