Basement rocks of eastern part of Sulawesi, from the East Arm to Southeast Arm, are composed of continental and ophiolite origins, which were collided in latest Oligocene – Middle Miocene. After collision, extention occurred in the area that formed a deepening basin in where Sulawesi Molasse was deposited. Some continental terranes distributed in the eastern Sulawesi, could be derived from northern magin of Australia, and the ophiolite was a part of the Pacific Ocean.Key words: ofiolite, continental terrane, collision and basin
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