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Correlation of geological complexes of the Khan-Tengri Mountain massif

Correlation of geological complexes of the Khan-Tengri Mountain massif

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Authors

Alexander Mikolaichuk , Farid Apayarov, Dmitry Gordeev

Abstract

Researchers of the border regions of Xinjiang and the Central Asian countries are actively discussing two alternative models for the relationships between the main structural units of the Tianshan mountains. Most researchers believe that the Kyrgyz Middle Tianshan wedges out to the east along the Atbashi-Inylchek-Nalati marginal fault. According to the second hypothesis, the structures of the Middle Tianshan continue within the range Nalati where they are described as Chinese Central Tianshan. Comparing the characteristics of the Paleozoic and Proterozoic sedimentary, volcanogenic, intrusive, and metamorphic formations of these regions leads ...  more

DOI

https://doi.org/10.31223/X5KM18

Subjects

Earth Sciences, Geology, Stratigraphy, Tectonics and Structure

Keywords

structural zonation, Proterozoic, Paleozoic, U-Pb dating, strike-slip faults, Proterozoic, Paleozoic, U-Pb dating, Strike-slip Faults

Dates

Published: 2022-12-09 17:48

Last Updated: 2022-12-09 22:48

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CC-BY Attribution-No Derivatives 4.0 International