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Gondwana Structural Correlation Inventory
Gondwana reconstruction depends upon identifying geological correlations across continents now separated by ocean basins.
Regional Geological Context
This inventory includes Antarctica, Australia, India, South Africa, Namibia, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Madagascar, and New Zealand.
Relevant institutions include Australian National University, Canberra, Australia; University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England, United Kingdom; and University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Observation
Structural correlations include matching orogenic belts, craton margins, sedimentary basins, magmatic provinces, and metamorphic belts.
Constraint Analysis
The strongest correlations are those that remain consistent across multiple independent datasets and reconstruction models.
Open Questions
Which Gondwana correlations are robust enough to support deeper planetary reconstruction analysis?