An alternative plate tectonic model for the Palaeozoic-Early Mesozoic Palaeotethyan evolution of Southeast Asia (Northern Thailand-Burma)

Tectonophysics

Volumn 451, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 346-365

  Ferrari, O M ^a   Hochard, C ^a   Stampfli, G M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Back arc type Neotethys; Orang Laut terranes; Palaeodomains; Palaeopacific; Palaeotethys; Southeast Asia

Indexed keywords

CARBONIFEROUS; CIMMERIAN; DETACHMENT FAULT; EMPLACEMENT; GEODYNAMICS; MAGMATISM; MODELING; PERMIAN; PLATE BOUNDARY; PLATE TECTONICS; SEAFLOOR SPREADING; SUBDUCTION; SUTURE ZONE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TERRANE;

ASIA; CAMBODIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; INDOCHINA; MYANMAR; SOUTH CHINA BLOCK; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND;

EID: 41249094555     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2007.11.065     Document Type: Article

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