CLIFT, P. D., KROON, D., GAEDICKE, C. & CRAIG, J. (eds) 2002. The Tectonic and Climatic Evolution of the Arabian Sea Region. Geological Society Special Publication no. 195. vii + 525 pp. London, Bath: Geological Society of London. Price £120.00, US $200.00; members' price £60.00, US $100.00; AAPG members' price £72.00, US $120.00 (hard covers). ISBN 1 86239 111 4

Abstract

The Arabian Sea region is a key area for deciphering plate tectonic reconstructions including the opening of the Red Sea/Gulf of Aden, the northward drift of India, the evolution of the Makran accretionary prism and the geometry and extent of the Indus Fan. It is also a key area for testing models of climatic–tectonic interrelationships, in particular the evolution of the Indian summer monsoon. This volume contains 26 papers documenting plate reconstructions, magnetic and gravity data, seismic surveys, magnetic isochrons, neotectonics and the Pleistocene–Holocene climatic record of the Arabian Sea. It begins with papers that include a new compilation of magnetic and gravity data used to reconstruct the Paleogene plate tectonic evolution of the Arabian Sea and East Somali basin. Multi-channel seismic surveys are used to constrain the sub-surface stratigraphy and structure. Papers document the onshore geology of the Iranian Zagros belt and Makran accretionary prism, the Kirthar fold belt along western Pakistan and the Ladakh Himalaya. Soon after the initial …