This study reviews the morphology, hydrodynamics and sedimentology of 33 modern straits,
including examples from diverse tectonic and climatic settings. Strait morphology ranges …

The Pulmoddai placer sands in Sri Lanka (9° 3′ 23.65 ″–8° 51′ 38.83 ″N and 80° 55′
22.91 ″–81° 3′ 32.65 ″E) is considered to be one of the major rare earth element (REE) …

The Precambrian Southern Granulite Terrane (SGT) of south India is well-known for the
preservation of high-to ultrahigh-temperature (HT-UHT) granulites, prominently exposed in …

Abstract The Southern Granulite Terrane (SGT), at the southern tip of the Indian shield, is an
integral component in the Proterozoic orogens of India. It is a collage of several crustal …

Aseismic ridges and oceanic plateaux, typically buried under thick post-rift sediments, are
isolated entities of enigmatic crustal character. Limited availability of deep seismic …

We report new U-Pb ages of zircons and monazites, and trace element chemistry combined
with Hf isotopes of the zircons from beach placers on the southwest coast of Sri Lanka, in …

Here we attempt to constrain the P–T evolution of ultrahigh‐temperature granulites using
textures coupled with multiple thermobarometric approaches. Sapphirine‐bearing granulites …

Gondwana was the first recognised supercontinent and as such has played a pivotal role in
our understanding of supercontinent cycles. It was one of the largest and long-lasting …

The island of Sri Lanka, located immediately southeast of the Indian mainland, shares the
continental shelf of the India–Sri Lanka (Deccan) plate. The recognition of Sri Lanka and …

Abstract The Gulf of Mannar and adjoining Cauvery basin to the north between India and Sri
Lanka are associated with a failed rift, which initiated during the late Jurassic to early …