Geodynamics and petroleum formation in the sedimentary basins of Southeast Asia
An interesting overview of the region is presented, emphasizing some aspects not usually considered by Western geologists as closely involved in petroleum generation. Southeast Asia corresponds in the geological sense to the Indo-Pacific region, which has a unique variety of structures, the formation of which was determined by processes in the boundary zone between the Eurasian and Australian cratons and the pacific and Indian thalassogens. The most recent published sources of geological and geophysical information are reviewed to provide a model for the formation of the sedimentary basins in craton-thalassogen boundary zones. 15 references, 2 figures.