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Sri Lanka in Gondwanaland and the evolution of the Indian Ocean

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

M. B. Katz
M. B. Katz
Affiliation:
School of Applied Geology, University of New South Wales, Kensington, N.S.W., Australia
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Summary

The present position of Sri Lanka and its past fit in Gondwanaland are investigated in relation to the development of the Indian Ocean. The 3 stages in the evolution of the Indian Ocean are shown to be controlled by fundamental NW, NS, and NE Precambrian lineament directions in Sri Lanka and South India. These older lineaments were rejuvenated in the Mesozoic–Tertiary to form oceanic transform faults which determined the phases of Indian Ocean floor spreading.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 115 , Issue 4 , July 1978 , pp. 237 - 244
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1978

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