Uwagi o wpływie struktury przedpola na formowanie się frontu nasunięć płaszczowinowych

In this paper we describe relations between geological structure, shape and relief of the crystalline basement of the Precambrian cratons, and between rigid elements in Variscan orogens and the width of the younger fold belts in their foreland. The relations can be seen between the Baltic shield and Alpine belts. In places, where the fold belt is thrust over uplifted part of the craton's fundament, the fold belt and its marginal foredeep are tight and the fold belt is very high. In places, where the fold belt is thrust over deep part of the fundament, the fold belt and its marginal foredeep are broad. Similar relations can be seen between the East European craton and Variscan fold belts.