Thermal regimes, flexure and duration: establishing the framework for intracratonic orogeny in central Australia

克拉通内造山运动是一种对抗性的现象，因为它与突出岩石圈板块明显刚性的板块构造范式相矛盾。 澳大利亚中部有一个特殊的克拉通造山带记录，表现为彼得曼造山带和爱丽丝泉造山带的形成。该项目将量化持续时间和与相对鲜为人知的彼得曼造山带相关的热条件。 考虑到克拉通内变形在塑造澳大利亚中部岩石圈结构中的重要性，了解彼得曼造山运动的历史对于开发描述澳大利亚大陆和大陆内部演化的模型至关重要。

Intracratonic orogeny is a confronting phenomena because it contradicts the plate tectonic paradigm, which highlights the apparently rigidity of the lithospheric plates. Central Australia contains an exceptional record of intracratonic orogeny, expressed by the formation of the Petermann and Alice Springs orogens. This project will quantify the duration, and thermal conditions associated with the comparatively poorly known Petermann Orogen. Given the importance of intracratonic deformation in shaping the lithospheric architecture of central Australia, understanding the history of the Petermann Orogeny is essential to developing models that describe the evolution of the Australian continent, and continental interiors in general.