SE23
The Origin and Growth History of the Asia Continent: Paleomag and Geological Constraints

Main Organiser
Zheng Xiang Li
The University of Western Australia,
Tectonics Special Research Centre,
The University of Western Australia,
WA 6009, Australia
zli@tsrc.uwa.edu.au

Co-Organiser(s)
Ian Metcalfe
University of New England

Xixi Zhao
University of California, Santa Cruze
xzhao@emerald.ucsc.edu

Brief Description
Asia was formed through the amalgamation of numerous continental blocks/terranes following the closure of the Tethyan oceans. Most of these continental blocks are believed to have sourced form previous supercontinents such as Gondwana and Rodinia. This session welcomes all papers relevant to the origin of these continental blocks, the continent-ocean configurations during different stage of the continental amalgamation, and the timing and kinematics of the successive accretionary/collisional events. The will be multidisciplinary session, including paleomagnetism, tectonostratigraphy, biogeography, geochronology and structural analysis.