Terrane Accretion and Orogenic Belts

Title Page......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 8
Introduction......Page 10
Terranes of the Kanmantoo Fold Belt in Tasmania and Western Victoria......Page 13
Terranes of the Lachlan Fold Belt in Western and Central Victoria and Eastern Tasmania......Page 14
Lachlan Fold Belt Terranes in New South Wales and Eastern Victoria......Page 22
Terranes of Northeastern Queensland......Page 23
Terranes of the New England Fold Belt......Page 24
Concluding Remarks......Page 25
References......Page 26
Introduction......Page 29
Some New Pole Positions......Page 35
Discussion......Page 36
References......Page 37
Introduction......Page 39
Mount Wright Terrane......Page 41
Kayrunnera Terrane......Page 42
Overlap Sequences......Page 43
References......Page 44
Introduction......Page 47
Structure Northeast of the Wonnangatta Line
......Page 58
Discussion......Page 61
Conclusions......Page 62
References......Page 63
Introduction......Page 65
Tectonostratigraphy of the Terranes......Page 67
Accretionary History......Page 69
Terrane Boundaries......Page 71
Geophysics of the Terranes......Page 72
References......Page 73
Introduction......Page 75
Reconstruction of the Ordovician Arc......Page 77
The Benambran and Bowning Orogenies......Page 82
Brief Outline of Tectonic Evolution......Page 83
References......Page 88
Regional Setting......Page 91
Tectono-stratigraphy of the Subduction Complex......Page 92
Discussion......Page 98
References......Page 99
Carboniferous Faunas......Page 101
Fossil Debris and Ooliths of the Subduction Complex......Page 104
Possible Allochthonous Fossils at Murgon......Page 106
References......Page 107
Introduction......Page 111
Faunal Patterns in the Suspect Terranes of the Tasmanides......Page 115
Conclusions......Page 120
References......Page 121
Permian Faunas and Climates......Page 127
Triassic Faunas......Page 131
References......Page 132
The Terrane Concept in the New England Orogen......Page 137
Oroclinal Bending in the New England Orogen......Page 140
Fragmentation of the Southern Part of the New England Orogen......Page 142
Conclusions......Page 144
References......Page 145
Introduction......Page 149
Geologic Setting......Page 151
Structure......Page 152
Geometry......Page 153
Discussion......Page 156
Conclusions......Page 157
References......Page 158
Introduction......Page 161
Megascopic Structure of the New England Orogen in Southeastern Queensland
......Page 163
Discussion......Page 165
References......Page 166
Introduction......Page 169
Terranes......Page 170
Terrane Disruption......Page 173
Summary......Page 174
References......Page 175
Introduction......Page 177
The Aspiring Association......Page 178
Discussion......Page 182
References......Page 183
Introduction......Page 187
Tectonic and Stratigraphic Units
......Page 189
Structure......Page 198
Sandstone Petrochemistry......Page 199
Sandstone Provenance......Page 200
Geochronology......Page 201
Conclusions - Tectonic Evolution......Page 202
References......Page 204
Introduction......Page 207
Western Boundary of the Bowers Terrane
......Page 209
References......Page 212
Wilson Terrane......Page 215
Bowers Terrane......Page 217
Discussion......Page 222
References......Page 226
Introduction......Page 229
Mesozoic Tectonostratigraphic Terranes of South-Eastern Mainland Asia
......Page 230
Discussion and Conclusions
......Page 238
References......Page 239
Plate Tectonic Evolution of China......Page 243
Junggar-Xingan Accretionary Fold Belt......Page 244
Kunlun-Qinling Accretionary Fold Belt......Page 247
Motienling Accretionary Fold Belt......Page 250
East Taiwan Accretionary Fold Belt......Page 251
Characteristicso f High P/T Metamorphic Rocks of China......Page 252
Concluding Remarks......Page 253
References......Page 254
Major Deposits in the Terranes of Eastern China......Page 257
References......Page 264
Late Proterozoic Terranes......Page 267
Hercynian- Indosinian Terranes......Page 269
References......Page 270
Mesozoic Geology of the Japanese Islands......Page 271
The Tamba-Mino-Ashio Terrane......Page 272
Jurassic Units in Sikhote Alin and Northeast China......Page 274
Discussion and Conclusion......Page 277
References......Page 280
Tectonostratigraphic Units......Page 283
Formation of a Permo-Triassic Composite Terrane......Page 289
Fragmentation and Mixing of Permo-Triassic and Jurassic Terranes......Page 291
High Pressure Poly-Metamorphic Rocks of the Sangun Terrane......Page 292
References......Page 293
Introduction......Page 299
Geology and Paleomagnetic Sampling
......Page 300
Paleomagnetic Results......Page 301
Discussion......Page 303
References......Page 306
Regional Setting......Page 309
Tozitna Terrane......Page 311
Conclusions and Suggestions for Future Research
......Page 312
References......Page 313
Introduction......Page 315
Methods......Page 316
Geologic Background......Page 317
Types of Thermal Anomalies
......Page 319
Summary......Page 325
References......Page 326
Introduction......Page 331
Basement Fragments......Page 333
Volcanic-arc and Terrane Formation
......Page 335
Terrane Boundaries and Accretion
......Page 343
Overlap Sequences......Page 344
Discussion......Page 347
References......Page 348