The tectonic context of the Early Palaeozoic southern margin of Gondwana
The oceanic southern margin of Gondwana, from southern South America through South Africa, West Antarctica, New Zealand (in its pre break-up position), and Victoria Land to Eastern Australia is one of the longest and longest-lived active continental margins known. Its construction was initiated in l...
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ftnerc:oai:nora.nerc.ac.uk:9447 2023-05-15T14:05:16+02:00 The tectonic context of the Early Palaeozoic southern margin of Gondwana Pankhurst, Robert J. Vaughan, Alan P.M. Bassett, M.G. 2009 text http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/9447/ https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/9447/1/Pankhurst_and_Vaughan.pdf en eng Geological Society of London https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/9447/1/Pankhurst_and_Vaughan.pdf Pankhurst, Robert J.; Vaughan, Alan P.M. 2009 The tectonic context of the Early Palaeozoic southern margin of Gondwana. In: Bassett, M.G., (ed.) Early Palaeozoic Peri-Gondwana terranes : new insights from tectonics and biogeography. London, UK, Geological Society of London, 171-176. (Geological Society Special Publications, 325). Publication - Book Section PeerReviewed 2009 ftnerc 2023-02-04T19:26:05Z The oceanic southern margin of Gondwana, from southern South America through South Africa, West Antarctica, New Zealand (in its pre break-up position), and Victoria Land to Eastern Australia is one of the longest and longest-lived active continental margins known. Its construction was initiated in late Neoproterozoic times following the break-up of the pre-existing supercontinent of Rodinia. Gondwana was established by the amalgamation of Australian, Indian, Antarctic, African and South American continental fragments mostly derived from Rodinia. Its ‘Pacific’ margin continued to develop as the site of the 18,000 km Terra Australis orogen, predominantly facing subducting ocean floor and involving some terrane accretion events, through Palaeozoic and Mesozoic times until, and during, the eventual break-up of Gondwana itself. Book Part Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Antarctica New Zealand Victoria Land West Antarctica Natural Environment Research Council: NERC Open Research Archive Antarctic West Antarctica Victoria Land Pacific Indian New Zealand Terra Australis ENVELOPE(-62.900,-62.900,-64.900,-64.900) |
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The oceanic southern margin of Gondwana, from southern South America through South Africa, West Antarctica, New Zealand (in its pre break-up position), and Victoria Land to Eastern Australia is one of the longest and longest-lived active continental margins known. Its construction was initiated in late Neoproterozoic times following the break-up of the pre-existing supercontinent of Rodinia. Gondwana was established by the amalgamation of Australian, Indian, Antarctic, African and South American continental fragments mostly derived from Rodinia. Its ‘Pacific’ margin continued to develop as the site of the 18,000 km Terra Australis orogen, predominantly facing subducting ocean floor and involving some terrane accretion events, through Palaeozoic and Mesozoic times until, and during, the eventual break-up of Gondwana itself. |
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The tectonic context of the Early Palaeozoic southern margin of Gondwana |
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The tectonic context of the Early Palaeozoic southern margin of Gondwana |
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The tectonic context of the Early Palaeozoic southern margin of Gondwana |
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The tectonic context of the Early Palaeozoic southern margin of Gondwana |
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The tectonic context of the Early Palaeozoic southern margin of Gondwana |
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tectonic context of the early palaeozoic southern margin of gondwana |
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Geological Society of London |
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2009 |
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Antarctic West Antarctica Victoria Land Pacific Indian New Zealand Terra Australis |
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https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/9447/1/Pankhurst_and_Vaughan.pdf Pankhurst, Robert J.; Vaughan, Alan P.M. 2009 The tectonic context of the Early Palaeozoic southern margin of Gondwana. In: Bassett, M.G., (ed.) Early Palaeozoic Peri-Gondwana terranes : new insights from tectonics and biogeography. London, UK, Geological Society of London, 171-176. (Geological Society Special Publications, 325). |
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