Correlations between Tasmania and the Tasman-Transantarctic orogen: Evidence for easterly derivation of Tasmania relative to mainland Australia

Linking mainland Australia and Tasmania using ambient seismic noise tomography: Implications for the tectonic evolution of the east Gondwana margin

“…For instance, many interpretations conclude by requiring that Tasmania shifts some hundreds of km along an eastwest, either sinistral or dextral Palaeozoic strike-slip fault in Bass Strait (Harrington et al, 1973;Baillie, 1985;Stump et al, 1986;Elliott and Gray, 1992;Betts et al, 2002), often referred to as the Colac-Rosedale Fault. However, there is a lack of evidence for the existence of this fault from available data (e.g., modern magnetic and gravity datasets do not show evidence for any lateral offset between Tasmania and Victoria), including no persuasive along-strike correlation in terms of stratigraphy and metamorphic history.…”

Complex regional fault history of the Badger Head region, northern Tasmania

“…Burrett & Martin 1989;Elliott et al 1991;Powell et al 1991;Elliott & Gray 1992). Three implicit assumptions appear to have hampered the search for a coherent history for the island.…”

Scouting Craton’s Edge in Paleo-Pacific Gondwana

“…1) associated with Jurassic dolerites that continue north to Tasmania (Elliot and Gray, 1992). The western-most extent of the dolerites is unknown, but along the George V Coast they extend nearly to the western edge of the Paleozoic plutonic belt .…”