Gondwana dispersion and Asian accretion: Tectonic and palaeogeographic evolution of eastern Tethys

• Published in: Journal of Asian earth sciences Vol. 66; pp. 1 - 33
• Main Author: Metcalfe, I.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 08.04.2013
• Subjects: Asia; Gondwana; Palaeogeography; Suture zones; Tectonics; Terranes; Tethys; Palaeogeography; Suture zones; Tethys; Asia; Terranes; Tectonics; Gondwana

Present-day Asia comprises a heterogeneous collage of continental blocks, derived from the Indian–west Australian margin of eastern Gondwana, and subduction related volcanic arcs assembled by the closure of multiple Tethyan and back-arc ocean basins now represented by suture zones containing ophioli...