The tectonic evolution of the Indo-Pacific region during the Phanerozoic involved the collision and accretion of ancient cratons and juvenile terranes of Laurasia and Gondwana. From the development of juvenile crust within the Central Asian Orogenic Belt to the closure of the Tethyan Oceans and formation of the Himalaya, the development of cratonic Asia is one of the most complex geological problems to address. Although the tectonic processes that formed Asia are well understood within the geodynamic paradigm of plate tectonics, the timing and precise nature of the petrological, geophysical, and structural processes involved in its formation are not well constrained.
The focus of this Research Topic is to address outstanding geological, petrological, structural, and geophysical problems related to development of the Indo-Pacific region. The results of these studies aim to improve our understanding of the tectonomagmatic and geodynamic development of the Alpine-Himalayan Mountain Belt, the opening of the South China Sea, juvenile crust formation associated with orogenic and anorogenic processes, and the tectonomagmatic processes involved in the amalgamation of Southeast Asian terranes with the ancient cratons of East Asia (Yanshanian, Indosinian, and Caledonian orogenies). The manuscripts should present new research that challenge old ideas related to extrusion tectonics and the timing of the India-Eurasia collision and address new concepts related to mantle flow and the balance between crustal recycling and juvenile crust formation.
Addressing the tectonic evolution of Eastern Eurasia requires a broad-based multidisciplinary approach that covers structural geology, petrology, geophysics, geochronology, seismology, geochemistry, and metallogenesis. We encourage contributions that address the complex geological and geophysical interrelationship between plate tectonics and the generation of juvenile continental crust at scales ranging from the micro to the macro. We welcome all contributions that focus on the tectonomagmatic, geodynamic, and structural evolution of the continental crust of the Indo-Pacific region. The guest editors encourage the submission of Original Research articles, but other types of articles are also welcomed.
The tectonic evolution of the Indo-Pacific region during the Phanerozoic involved the collision and accretion of ancient cratons and juvenile terranes of Laurasia and Gondwana. From the development of juvenile crust within the Central Asian Orogenic Belt to the closure of the Tethyan Oceans and formation of the Himalaya, the development of cratonic Asia is one of the most complex geological problems to address. Although the tectonic processes that formed Asia are well understood within the geodynamic paradigm of plate tectonics, the timing and precise nature of the petrological, geophysical, and structural processes involved in its formation are not well constrained.
The focus of this Research Topic is to address outstanding geological, petrological, structural, and geophysical problems related to development of the Indo-Pacific region. The results of these studies aim to improve our understanding of the tectonomagmatic and geodynamic development of the Alpine-Himalayan Mountain Belt, the opening of the South China Sea, juvenile crust formation associated with orogenic and anorogenic processes, and the tectonomagmatic processes involved in the amalgamation of Southeast Asian terranes with the ancient cratons of East Asia (Yanshanian, Indosinian, and Caledonian orogenies). The manuscripts should present new research that challenge old ideas related to extrusion tectonics and the timing of the India-Eurasia collision and address new concepts related to mantle flow and the balance between crustal recycling and juvenile crust formation.
Addressing the tectonic evolution of Eastern Eurasia requires a broad-based multidisciplinary approach that covers structural geology, petrology, geophysics, geochronology, seismology, geochemistry, and metallogenesis. We encourage contributions that address the complex geological and geophysical interrelationship between plate tectonics and the generation of juvenile continental crust at scales ranging from the micro to the macro. We welcome all contributions that focus on the tectonomagmatic, geodynamic, and structural evolution of the continental crust of the Indo-Pacific region. The guest editors encourage the submission of Original Research articles, but other types of articles are also welcomed.
