Tectonic, diapiric and sedimentary chaotic rocks of the Rakhine coast, western Myanmar

• Main Authors: Moore, G. F., Aung, Lin Thu, Fukuchi, R., Sample, J. C., Hellebrand, E., Kopf, A., Naing, Win, Than, Win Min, Tun, Tin Naing
• Other Authors: Earth Observatory of Singapore
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Social sciences::Geography::Physical geography; Myanmar Tectonics; Rakhine Coast
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/147118
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The western margin of Myanmar is the northern extension the active Sunda (India-Eurasia) subduction zone. Coastal regions and offshore islands have remarkable exposures of chaotic rock terranes along wave-cut terraces that allow characteristics of tectonic, sedimentary and diapiric mélanges to be re...