Content of review 1, reviewed on December 18, 2018

This paper provides detrital zircon geochronological data in metasediments associated with the magmatic rocks from the Lützow-Holm Complex, East Antarctica and compare the ages with those in the adjacent terranes for evaluating the tectonic correlation of East Antactica and Sri Lanka. The results show dominantly late Meso- to Neoproterozoic (1.1-0.63 Ga) zircons from the northeastern part of the LHC, which comparable with Vijayan and Wanni Complexes of Sri Lanka, the southern Madurai Block of southern India, and the central-western Madagascar. Whereas Neoarchean to Paleoproterozoic (2.8-2.4 Ga) zircons from the southwestern part of the LHC considering relation with the Highland Complex of Sri Lanka. Obviously authors have presented pleasant correlation with Sri Lanka, India and metasedimentary unit of the Lützow Holm Complex and suggest a unified latest Neoproterozoic suture zone with a large block of northern LH-Vijayan Complex caught up as remnant of the ca. 1.0 Ga magmatic arc. The manuscript is well organized and flawlessly written with detailed observation and many data/Figures, and provides interesting results and conclusions.

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References

    Takamura, Y., Tsunogae, T., Santosh, M., Tsutsumi, Y. 2018. Detrital zircon geochronology of the Lutzow-Holm Complex, East Antarctica: Implications for Antarctica-Sri Lanka correlation. Geoscience Frontiers.