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The Structure, Sedimentation, and Evolution of Indian Continental Margins

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The Ocean Basins and Margins

Abstract

Global interest in the position of the various tectonic boundaries of the Indian Plate arises from the eventful geological history of the subcontinent and its earlier association with Gondwanaland. While the major geological episodes are now fairly well documented, there are diverse opinions concerning the events leading to the northerly drift of India and to the development of the Indian Ocean and its margins (Blow and Hamilton, 1975; Shields, 1977; Craddock, 1977). In addition, some workers (Meyerhoff and Meyerhoff, 1972) maintain that India was always attached to Asia and, consequently, that the subcontinent’s margins have remained stable for a considerable period of time.

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