Mesozoic and Cenozoic tectonic history of the central Chinese Tian Shan: Reactivated tectonic structures and active deformation

Jolivet, Marc; Dominguez, Stéphane; Charreau, Julien; Chen, Yan; Li, Yongan; Wang, Qingchen

doi:10.1029/2010tc002712

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Mesozoic and Cenozoic tectonic history of the central Chinese Tian Shan: Reactivated tectonic structures and active deformation

Published in Tectonics • Dec 1, 2010

Authors:

Marc Jolivet

Stéphane Dominguez

Julien Charreau

Abstract

[1] The present-day topography of the Tian Shan range is considered to result from crustal shortening related to the ongoing India-Asia collision that started in the early Tertiary. In this study we report evidence for several episodes of localized tectonic activity which occurred prior to that majo...

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Geology

Paleontology

Mesozoic

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