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GRAHAM LESLIE, LYELL CENTRE, BGS, EDINBURGH

Singapore geology
and its regional setting
agle@bgs.ac.uk

New digital
geological map
of Singapore

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Outline geology of
Singapore

insert map geol. map

of Singapore

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Simplified regional geological map

of Peninsular Malaysia and
Singapore (after Metcalfe, 2013) 8

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An active volcanic arc and subduction zone setting for Permo-Triassic Singapore

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Sedimentary and metamorphic rocks

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Igneous rocks

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Bedrock geological map of Singapore 10

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Lithostratigraphical framework for Singapore

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Lithodemic framework for all Singapore intrusive rocks

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Lithodemic framework for all Singapore intrusive rocks

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Schematic emplacement model of

the igneous intrusions in Singapore

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Lithostratigraphical framework for Singapore

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Forearc setting for Jurong Group strata in Singapore

Later-stage uplifting-arc setting for Sentosa Group strata in Singapore

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Cross-sections of the geology of south-west Singapore

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Sedimentary and metamorphic rocks

Igneous rocks

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Bedrock geological map of Singapore 18

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Cenozoic
sediments and
artificial deposits
in Singapore

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The regional geological

setting of Singapore

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Simplified regional geological map

of Peninsular Malaysia and
Singapore,
(after Metcalfe, 2013)

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A late-Cretaceous/Cenozoic
view of ‘Sundaland’ reveals
Singapore’s rich and
diverse geological
inheritance……
In the Triassic,
Singapore lay at
the southern end
of the Sukhothai
Volcanic Arc
system

The modern day tectonic

setting of Singapore
in Southeast Asia,
(modified after Metcalfe (2011;
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The orogenic and tectonic evolution of

late Triassic to earliest Jurassic
Singapore 23

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A late-Cretaceous/Cenozoic
view of ‘Sundaland’ reveals
Singapore’s rich and
diverse geological
inheritance……
In the Triassic,
Singapore lay at
the southern end
of the Sukhothai
Volcanic Arc
system

The modern day tectonic

setting of Singapore
in Southeast Asia,
(modified after Metcalfe (2011;
cf. Hall, 2009). 24

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Cenozoic
sediments and
artificial deposits
in Singapore

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Kallang
Group fms. 25

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THANK YOU

Any questions?
Please place any questions you have in the Zoom chat.
We will collate those, and provide answers on the
24th of November.
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