Reconstructions of Rodinia (a) and Gondwana (b) supercontinents (IMAGE)

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Reconstructions of Rodinia (a) and Gondwana (b) supercontinents

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In the figure can be seen the possible paleogeographic locations of the terranes in the Tibetan Plateau and environs. Ind=India; Au=Australia; Ant=Antarctic; Kal=Kalahari; SF=San Francisco; Con=Congo; Lau=Laurentia; Rio=Rio de la Plata; Amz=Amazonia; Bal=Baltica; W.Af=West Africa; Sib=Siberia; ANS=Arabian-Nubian Shield; SC=South China; AFB=Albany-Fraser orogen; EGB=Eastern Ghats orogen; KB-IB=Kibaran and Irumide orogens; G=Greenville orogen.

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