Island Arcs: Their role in growth of accretionary orogens and mineral endowment

Research Highlights
► Island arcs represent the addition of new mantle-derived crust and mineral deposits.
► Arcs record the presence of plate and subplate boundaries, especially in ancient orogens.
► This issue discusses the roles island arcs played in the evolution of convergent margins.
► Emphasis is given to the Palaeozoic evolution of the east Gondwana margin.