Tasman Orogen

The Tasman Orogen, Tasman Orogenic Zone or Tasman Orogenic System is an orogenic zone that covers the seaboard of Eastern Australia and part of the adjacent Tasman Sea stretching from southern Tasmania to northern Queensland.^[1] It is a general term that includes a number of orogenic belts formed during Paleozoic.^[2] These include Delamerian Orogen, Lachlan Orogen, New England Orogen, Thomson Orogen. ^[1]

Basic geological units of Australia

Geologic provinces of the world (USGS)

Shield   Platform   Orogen   Basin   Large igneous province   Extended crust

Oceanic crust:   0–20 Ma   20–65 Ma   >65 Ma