ASIA | South-East

Ian Metcalfe

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-409548-9.02721-4

ASIA | South-East

Ian Metcalfe

School of Environmental & Rural Science

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South-east Asia is a giant 'jigsaw puzzle' of allochthonous continental lithospheric blocks and fragments (terranes) and that are bounded by suture zones (remnants of Palaeo-Tethys, Meso-Tethys and Ceno-Tethys oceans and back-arc basins). 400 million years of geological evolution have resulted in major collisional orogenic belts, magmatic belts and volcanic arcs. Tectonic evolution in the region has produced significant oil and gas reserves and mineral deposits, and underpins major biogeographic divides (e.g. Wallace's Line), biodiversity and diversity hotspots in the region.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Reference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences
Editors	Scott A Elias
Place of Publication	Netherlands
Publisher	Elsevier Inc
Pages	1-29
Edition	1
ISBN (Print)	9780124095489
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-409548-9.02721-4
Publication status	Published - 2013

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Tectonics
Basin Analysis
Earth Sciences

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