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A comparison of lithospheric plate distortion in Proterozoic times with that known to be now taking place in SE Asia shows a close similarity between neotectonic and Precambrian crustal behaviour. Precambrian high grade metamorphic terrains have evolved by crustal thickening processes similar to those still active in China.
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Watterson, J. Proterozoic intraplate deformation in the light of South-east Asian neotectonics. Nature 273, 636–640 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1038/273636a0
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