Understanding Mesozoic accretion in Southeast Asia: Significance of Triassic thermotectonism (Indosinian orogeny) in Vietnam

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Research Article| March 01, 2001 Understanding Mesozoic accretion in Southeast Asia: Significance of Triassic thermotectonism (Indosinian orogeny) in Vietnam Andrew Carter; Andrew Carter 1Research School of Geological Sciences, Birkbeck College and University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Delphine Roques; Delphine Roques 1Research School of Geological Sciences, Birkbeck College and University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Charles Bristow; Charles Bristow 1Research School of Geological Sciences, Birkbeck College and University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Peter Kinny Peter Kinny 2Tectonics Special Research Centre, Department of Applied Geology, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, WA 6845, Australia Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Geology (2001) 29 (3): 211–214. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(2001)029<0211:UMAISA>2.0.CO;2 Article history received: 24 Jul 2000 rev-recd: 01 Dec 2000 accepted: 01 Dec 2000 first online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Andrew Carter, Delphine Roques, Charles Bristow, Peter Kinny; Understanding Mesozoic accretion in Southeast Asia: Significance of Triassic thermotectonism (Indosinian orogeny) in Vietnam. Geology 2001;; 29 (3): 211–214. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(2001)029<0211:UMAISA>2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Results from a zircon U-Pb study of the metamorphic basement of Vietnam reveal that a large part of the continental crust was affected by a short-lived episode of ductile deformation and high-temperature metamorphism between 258 ± 6 Ma and 243 ± 5 Ma. Although coincident with final stages of North-South China collision (Qinling orogenesis), the thermotectonism in Vietnam was caused by accretion of Sibumasu to Indochina–South China. This accretion event (Indosinian orogeny) has regional significance because it contributed to the final stages of North-South China collision, an aspect not explicitly recognized in Qinling orogenic models. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.