Earth Science Frontiers ›› 2007, Vol. 14 ›› Issue (6): 168-174.

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The mechanism of the southern Junggar Cenozoic thrusts

  

  • Online:2008-06-30 Published:2008-06-30

Abstract:

There are three east-west trending thrust-fold belts along the southern flank of the Junggar basin, western segments of each thrust fold belt, which are connected with the north Tianshan Piedmont fault, began forming in the middle Miocene; with the main thrust fold belts beginning forming in the late Miocene, about 10 Ma B.P. The east terminations of the thrust fold belts were formed in the Quaternary. This timing indicates the northward transportation of compressional tectonic dynamics. The initial formati...

Key words:

southern Junggar, foreland thrust fold belt, delayed and instant transportation of tectonic dynamics, growth strata, coupling of basin and mountain, north Tianshan piedmont thrust-strike slip fault,