The welding of Shan-Thai

Geosciences Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 195-204

  Hirsch, F ^a   Ishida, K ^b   Kozai, T ^a   Meesook, A ^c  

^a NARUTO UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

^c Department of Mineral Resources ^*  (Thailand)

Author keywords

Gondwana Tethys Divide; Indosinian orogeny; Mae Sariang Zone; Paleo Tethys; Shan Thai

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749460411     PISSN: 12264806     EISSN: 15987477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02910364     Document Type: Article

References (76)

1. Ampornmaha, A., 1995, Triassic carbonate rocks in the Phatthalung area, Peninsular Thailand. Journal of Southeast Asian Earth Sciences, 11, 225-236.
2. Barr, S.M. and McDonald, A.S., 1987, Nan river suture zone, northern Thailand. Geology, 15, 907-910.
3. Barr, S.M. and McDonald, A.S., 1991, Toward a late Paleozoic-early Triassic tectonic model for Thailand. Journal of Thai Geosciences, 1, 11-22.
4. Baum, F., Braun, E., Hess A., Koch, K.E., Kruse, G., Quarch, H., and Siebenhuener, M, 1970, On the geology of northern Thailand. Geologisches Jahrbuch, 102, 23p.
5. Boucot, A., 2003, Some thoughts about the Shan-Thai terrane. Proceedings of The Symposium on the Geology of Thailand, Bangkok, 4-13.
6. Bunopas, S., 1981, Paleogeographic history of western Thailand and adjacent parts of South-East Asia - A plate tectonics interpretation. Ph.D. Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. 810 pp.
7. Bunopas, S., Vella, P., Fontaine, H., Hada, S., Burrett, C., Haines, P., Potisat, S., Wongwanich, Th., Chaodumrong, P., Howard, K.T. and Khositanoui, S., 2002, Growing of asia in the Late Triassic continent-continent collision of Shan-Thai and Indochina against South China. Proceedings of The Symposium on Geology of Thailand, Bangkok, 129-135.
8. Burrett, C., Long, J. and Stait, B., 1990, Early-Middle Paleozoic biogeography of Asian terranes derived from Gondwana. In: McKerrow, W.S. (ed.), Palaeozoic Palaeogeography and Biogeography, Geological Society Memoir Series, 12, 163-174.
9. Carey, S.P., Burrett, C.F., Chaodumrong, P., Wongwanich, T. and Chonglakmani, C., 1995, Triassic and Permian conodonts from the Lampang and Ngao Groups, northern Thailand. Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg, 182, 497-513.
10. Caridroit, M., Bohlke, D., Lamchuan, A., Helmcke, D. and De Wever, P., 1993, A mixed radiolarian fauna (Permian/Triassic) from clastics of the Mae Sariang area, Northwestern Thailand. In: Thanasuthipitak, T. (ed.), Proceedings of the International Symposium on Biostratigraphy of Mainland Southeast Asia: Facies and Paleontology, 2, 401-413.
11. Charusiri, P., Daorerk, V., Archibald, D., Hisada, K. and Ampaiwan, T., 2002, Geotectonic evolution of Thailand: A new synthesis. Journal of the Geological Society of Thailand, 1, 1-20.
12. Chonglakmani, C., 2002, Current status of Triassic stratigraphy of Thailand and its implication for geotectonic evolution. Proceedings of the Symposium on Geology of Thailand, Bangkok, 1-3.
13. Chonglakmani, C., Gabel, J., Helmcke, D., Lamchuan, A. and Meischner, D., 1991, Geodynamic interpretation of marine Triassic basins in northern Thailand. Seventh Regional Conference on Geology, Mineral and Hydrocarbon Resources of Southeast Asia (GEOSEA VII) (Abstract), Bangkok, p. 13.
14. Chonglakmani, C. and Grant-Mackie, J.A., 1993, Biostratigraphy and facies variation of the marine Triassic sequences of Thailand. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Biostratigraphy of Mainland Southeast Asia: Facies and Paleontology, 1, 97-123.
15. Chonglakmani, C. and Helmcke, D., 1989, The Triassic Lampang Group of northern Thailand: Fore-arc basin deposits or sediment of intramontane basins. International Symposium on Intermontane Basins: Geology and Resources, 265-275.
16. Chonglakmani, C., Feng, Q., Meischner, D., Ingavat-Helmcke, R. and Helmcke, D., 2001, Correlation of tectono-stratigraphic units in northern Thailand with those of Western Yunnan (China). Journal of China University of Geosciences, 12, 207-213.
17. Cooper, M.A., Herbert, R. and Hill, G.S., 1989, The structural evolution of Triassic intermontane basins in northeastern Thailand. International Symposium on Intermontane Basins: Geology and Resources, 231-242.
18. Dheeradilok, P., Wongwanich, T., Tanathien, W. and Chaodumrong, P., 1992, An introduction to the geology of Thailand. Proceedings of the National Conference on the Geologic Resources of Thailand - Potential for future development, DMR Bangkok, 737-752.
19. Feng, Q., Chonglakmani, C., Helmcke, D., Ingavat-Helmcke, R. and Liu, B., 2002, Middle Triassic radiolarian fauna from Lamphun, Northern Thailand. Proceedings of the Symposium on Geology of Thailand, Bangkok, 108-116.
20. Feng, Q., Chonglakmani, C., Helmcke, D., Ingavat-Helmcke, R. and Liu, B., 2005, correlation of Triassic stratigraphy between the Simao and Lampang-Phae Basins: implications for the tectonopaleogeography of Southeast Asia. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 24, 77-785.
21. Fontaine, H. and Workman, D.R., 1978, Review of the geology and mineral resources of Kampuchea, Laos and Vietnam. In: Nutalaya, P. (ed.), Geology and Mineral Resources of southeast Asia. Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, 538-603.
22. Fontaine, H. and Suteethorn, V., 1988, Late Paleozoic and Mesozoic fossils of West Thailand and their environments. Committee for Cooperation of Joint Prospecting for Mineral Resources in Asian Offshore Areas (CCOP), 20, 1-108.
23. Fontaine, H., Chonglakmani, C., Sangat, P., Bin Amnan, I. and Han Peng, K., 1993, Triassic limestones within and around the gulf of Thailand. Journal of Southeast Asian Earth Sciences, 8, 83-95.
24. Fontaine, H., Sirot, S., Duc Tien, N. and Vachard, D., 2002, Permian Fossils Recently Collected from Limestones of Nana Area, North Thailand. Proceedings of the Symposium on Geology of Thailand, Bangkok, 45-57.
25. Garson, M.S., Amos, B.J. and Mitchell, A.H.G., 1976, The geology of the country around Neyaunngga and Yengan, Southern Shan States, Burma. Institute of Geological Sciences Overseas Division Memoirs, 1, 1-112.
26. Hada, S., Bunopas, S., Ishii, K. and Yoshikura, S., 1997, Rift-drift history and the amalgamation of Shan-Thai and Indochina/East Malaya Blocks. National Conference on the Stratigraphy and Tectonic Evolution of SE Asia and the South Pacific, Bangkok, 143-157.
27. Hahn, L. and Siebenhuener, M., 1982, Explanatory notes (paleontology) on the geological map of northern and western Thailand 1:250,000. Bundesanstalt Geowissenschaften Rohstoffe, 76 pp.
28. Helmcke, D., 1983, Variscan and Indosinian Orogeny in central south-east-Asia: a contradiction or a completion. In: Thanasuthipitak, T. (ed.), Proceedings of the Annual Technical Meeting, Department of Geological Sciences, Chiang Mai University, 101-107.
29. Helmcke, D., 1984, The orogenic evolution (Permian-Triassic) of central Thailand. Implications on paleogeographic models for mainland SE-Asia. Mémoires de la Societe Géologique de France, NS, 147, 83-91.
30. Helmcke, D., 1985, The Permo-Triassic 'Paleotethys' in mainland Southeast Asia and adjacent parts of China. Geologische Rundschau, 74, 215-228.
31. Helmcke, D., 1986, Die alpiden und die Kimmeriden: Die verdoppelte Geschichte der Tethys - discussion. Geologische Rundschau, 74, 495-499.
32. Helmcke, D., 1994, Distribution of Permian and Triassic Syn-Orogenic Sediments in Central Mainland SE-Asia. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Stratigraphic Correlation of Southeast Asia, Bangkok, Thailand, 123-128.
33. Helmcke, D., Ingavat-Helmcke, R. and Meischner, D., 1993, Spätvariszische Orogenese und Terranes in Südost-Asien. Göttinger Arbeiten zur Geologie und Palaeontologie, 58, 29-38.
34. Hisada, K., Sugiyama, M., Ueno, K., Charusiri, P. and Arai, S. 2003, Missing ophiolitic rocks along the Mae Yuam as the Gondwana-Tethys divide in north-western Thailand. The Island Arc, 13, 119-127.
35. Ingavat, R., Toriyama, R., Pitakpaivan, K., 1980, Fusuline zonation and faunal characteristics of the Ratburi Limestone in Thailand and its equivalents in Malaysia. Geology and Paleontology of Southeast Asia, 21, 43-56.
36. Ingavat-Helmcke, R. and Helmcke, D., 1994, Permian Facies Realms in Thailand. Proceedings of International Symposium on Stratigraphic Correlation of Southeast Asia, Bangkok, Thailand, Bangkok, 100-105.
37. Ishida, K., Nanba, A., Hirsch, F., Kozai, T. and Meesook, A., 2004, Microfossil analysis of the Shan-Thai Terrane Jurassic Basal conglomerate in NW Thailand. Sixth International Symposium of IGCP 434 "Cretaceous geology and resources in South, East Asia and adjacent areas", Ha Noi, Viet Nam, (Abstract), 29-30.
38. Ishida, K., Nanba, A., Hirsch, F., Kozai, T., Meesook, A., 2006, New Micro- palaeontological evidence for the Late-Triassic Shan-Thai orogeny. Geoscience Journal, this volume.
39. Kamata, Y., Sashida, K. and Ueno, K., 2002, Triassic radiolarian faunas from the Mae Sariang area, northern Thailand and their paleogeographic significance. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 20, 491-506.
40. Kemper, E., Maronde, H.-D. and Stoppel, D., 1976, Triassic and Jurassic limestone in the region northwest and west of Si Sawat (Kanchanaburi Province, Western Thailand). Geologisches Jahrbuch, 21, 93-127.
41. Konishi, K., 1953, New Boultonia and other microfossils from North Thailand. Transactions and Proceedings of the Palaeontological Society of Japan, 12, 103-110.
42. Kozai, T., Hirsch, F., Ishida, K. and Meesook, A., 2006, Faunal affinity of Toarcian- Aalenian (Early Jurasic) bivalves from Mae Sot and Umphang, Tak Province, NW Thailand. Geoscience Journal, this volume.
43. 39Ar evidence from NW Thailand. Journal of Geophysical Research, 102, 10013-10037.
44. Leloup, P.H., Arnaud, N., Lacassin, R., Kienast, J.R., Harrison, T.M., Phan, T.T., Replumaz, A. and Tapponnier, P., 2001, New constraints on the structure, thermochronology and timing of the Ailao Shan - Red River shear zone, SE Asia Journal of Geophysical Research, 106, 6657-6671.
45. Liu, B., Feng, Q. and Fang, N., 1993, Tectonic evolution of Paleo-Tethys poly-island-ocean in Changning-Menglian and Lancangjiang belts, southwestern Yunnan, China. Earth Science (in Chinese with English abstract), 18, 529-539.
46. Luning, S., 1994, Geologie des Gebietes um Ban Mae Suya (NW Thailand). Ph.D. thesis, Goettingen University, Germany, 184 p.
47. Luning, S., Tantiwanit, W. and Helmcke, D., 1995, Mesozoische terrestrische rotsedimente in NW Thailand (Provinz Mae Hon Son) hinweis auf extension im Jura. Nachrichten Deutsche Geologische Gesellschaft, 54, 123-124.
48. Martini, R., Zaninetti, L., Cornee, J., Villeneuve, M., Tran N. and Trong Thang, T., 1998, Decouverte de foraminifers du Trias dans les calcaires de la region de Ninh Binh (Nord Vietnam). Comptes Rendus Academie Sciences (Earth and Planetary Sciences), 326, 113-119.
49. McDonald, A.S., Barr, S.M. and Dunning, G.R., 1993, The Doi Inthanon metamorphic core complex in NW Thailand: Age and tectonic significance. Journal of Southeast Asian Earth Sciences, 8, 117-125.
50. Meesook, A., Suteethorn, V., Chaodumrong, P., Teerarungsipul, N., Sardsud, A. and Wangprayoon T., 2002, Mesozoic Rocks of Thailand: A summary. Proceedings of The Symposium on Geology of Thailand, Bangkok, 82-85.
51. Metcalfe, I., 1990a, Allochthonous terrane processes in Southeastern Asia. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, A331, 625-640.
52. Metcalfe, I., 1990b, Stratigraphic and tectonic implications of Triassic conodonts from northwest Peninsular Malaysia. Geological Magazine, 127, 567-578.
53. Metcalfe, I., 1991, Late Paleozoic and Mesozoic palaeogeography of southeast Asia - Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 87, 211-221.
54. Metcalfe, I., 1998, Paleozoic and Mesozoic geological evolution of the SE Asian region: Multidisciplinary constraints and implications for biogeography. In: Hall, R., Holloway, J.D. and Rosen, B.R. (eds), Biogeography and Geological Evolution of SE Asia. SPB Publishers, Amsterdam, p. 25-41.
55. Mitchell, A., Hlaing, T. and Htay, N., 2002, Mesozoic orogenies along the Mandalay-Yangon Margin of the Shan Plateau. Proceedings of The Symposium on Geology of Thailand, Bangkok, 137-149.
56. Morley, C.K. 2004, Nested strike-slip duplexes, and other evidence for Late Cretaceous-Palaeogene transpressional tectonics before and during India-Eurasia collision, in Thailand, Myanmar and Malaysia. Journal of the Geological Society, 161, 799-812.
57. Myo Min, K., Feng, Q., Chonglakmani, C., Meischner, D., Ingavat-Helmcke, R., Mitchell, A., Hlaing, T., and Htay, N., 2000, Early Jurassic and mid-Cretaceous collisions, Alpine style orogeny and assembly of Myanmar. IGCP 434 Second International Symposium (Abstracts), Myanmar, p. 7-9.
58. Myo Min, K., Feng, Q., Chonglakmani, C., Meishner, D., Ingavat-Helmcke, R. and Helmcke, D., 2001, Tracing disrupted outer margin of Paleoeurasian continent through Union of Myanmar. Journal of China University of Geosciences, 12, 201-206.
59. Nie, S., Rowley, D., Van der Voo, R. and Maosong, L., 1993, Paleomagnetism of Late Paleozoic rocks in the Tianshan, northwestern China. Tectonics, 12, 568-579.
60. Ridd, M.F., 1980, Possible Palaeozoic drift of Southeast Asia and Triassic collision with China. Journal of the Geological Society of London, 137, 635-640.
61. th meeting of the Paleontological Society of Japan, Yamagata, January 2005, p. 42.
62. Sashida, K., Adachi, S., Igo, H., Koike, T. and Ibrahim, A. B., 1995, Middle and Late Permian radiolarians from the Semanggol Formation, northwest Peninsular Malaysia. Transactions and Proceedings of the Palaeontological Society of Japan, New Series 177, 43-58.
63. Sashida, K. and Igo, H., 1999, Occurrence and tectonic significance of Paleozoic and Mesozoic Radiolaria in Thailand and Malaysia. In: Metcalfe, I. (ed.), Gondwana Dispersion and Asian Accretion. IGCP321 Final Results Volume, A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 175-196.
64. Scotese, C.R. and Golonka, J., 1992, Paleomap Paleographic Atlas, Paleomap Progress Report No. 20, Department of Geology, University of Texas at Arlington.
65. Sengor, A.M.C., 1979, Mid-Mesozoic closure of Permo-Triassic Tethys and its implications. Nature 279, 590-593.
66. Sengor, C., Altiner, D., Cin, A., Ustaomer, T. and Hsu, K., 1988, Origin and assembly of the Tethyside orogenic collage at the expense of Gondwana Land. Geological Society of London Special Publications, 37, 119-181.
67. Shi, G.R. and Archbold, N.W., 1998, Permian marine biogeography of SE Asia. Permian marine biogeography of SE Asia. In: Hall, R. and Holloway, J.D. (eds), Bioegography and Geological Evolution of SE Asia, Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, The Netherlands, 57-72.
68. Staritskyi, Y.K., Maymin, Y.S., and Trofimov, V.A., 1973, Tectonic development of North Vietnam. International Geology Review, 15, 1381-1390.
69. Stocklin, J., 1980, Geology of Nepal and its regional frame. Journal of the Geological Society of London, 137, 1-34.
70. Toefke, T., Lumjuan, A., and Helmcke, D., 1993, Triassic synorogenic siliciclastics from the area of Mae Sariang (northwestern Thailand). In: Thanasuthipitak, T. (ed.), International Symposium of Biostratigraphy of Mainland southeast Asia: Facies and Paleontology, 2, 391-400.
71. Toriyama, R., 1944, On some Fusulinida from Northern Thai. Japanese Journal of Geology and Geography, 19, 243-247.
72. Toriyama, R., 1984, Summary of the fusuline faunas in Thailand and Malaysia. Geology and Palaeontology of Southeast Asia, 23, 137-146.
73. Toriyama, R., Pitakpaivan, K. and Ingavat, R., 1978, The paleogeographic characteristics of fusuline faunas of the Ratburi Group in Thailand and its equivalents in Malaysia. In: Nutulaya, P. (ed.), Proceedings of the Third Regional Conference on the Geology and Mineral Resources of Southeast Asia (GEOSA III), Bangkok, 107-111.
74. Ueno, K., 1999, Gondwana/Tethys Divide in East Asia: Solution from Late Paleozoic Foraminiferal Paleobiography. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Shallow Tethys (ST) 5, 45-54.
75. Wang, Y., Bannert, D., Helmcke, D., Ingavat-Helmcke, R., Steinbach, V., Duan, J., Zhang, G. and Bei, J., 1997, Contribution to the platetectonic interpretation of Sanjiang-Arc of Western Yunnan. Proceedings of the 30th International Geologic Congress, 6, 105-119.
76. Yin, H., Zhang, K. and Feng, Q., 2004, The archipelagic ocean systems of the Eastern Eurasian Tethys. Acta Geologica Sinica, 78, 230-236.