SE16
Sundaland: From Surface to Mantle

Main Organiser
Robert Hall
SE Asia Research Group, Royal Holloway,London University / UK
Department of Geology, Royal Holloway University of London
Egham, Surrey, TW20 OEX
robert.hall@gl.rhul.ac.uk

Co-Organiser(s)
Christopher K. Morley
Universiti of Brunei Darussalam
chrissmorley@yahoo.co.uk

Brief Description
Sundaland is a complex and unusual continental region assembled during the Triassic. Today it includes extensive shallow seas surrounded by subduction and collision zones, and during the Pleistocene it was emergent. It is often assumed to be a region of long-term stability. However, important Cenozoic deformation is recorded in the numerous deep sedimentary basins alongside young elevated highlands. The region has exceptionally high rates of sediment production despite a relatively small land area and low elevation. In size, heat flow, crust and mantle character the region resembles the Basin and Range province or the East African Rift, but is quite unlike them in tectonic setting. We invite contributions addressing the timing, nature and causes of crustal subsidence and elevation, the character and source of sediment filling the basins, and the nature of the crust and mantle beneath the region, which will contribute to understanding the Cenozoic history of this region.