Two-stage exhumation, uplift, and basinward propagation of the Tian Shan during the late Cenozoic

Y Jiang, H Lu, R Yang, L Pang, R Jiao, Y Wang… - Earth-Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
As a typical intracontinental orogenic belt, the Tian Shan range is a natural lab for the
understanding of ongoing intraplate deformation and related geodynamic mechanisms …

Structural analyses and fracture network characterisation: Seven pillars of wisdom

DCP Peacock, DJ Sanderson - Earth-Science Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Seven distinct types of structural analysis can be defined, each with their own data and
uses:(1) basic geological descriptions;(2) geometries and topology;(3) age relationships;(4) …

GPS velocity field for the Tien Shan and surrounding regions

AV Zubovich, X Wang, YG Scherba… - …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Measurements at∼ 400 campaign‐style GPS points and another 14 continuously recording
stations in central Asia define variations in their velocities both along and across the Kyrgyz …

[HTML][HTML] Initiation of clockwise rotation and eastward transport of southeastern Tibet inferred from deflected fault traces and GPS observations

W Gan, P Molnar, P Zhang, G Xiao, S Liang… - GSA …, 2022 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Eastward transport and clockwise rotation of crust around the southeastern margin of the
Tibetan Plateau dominates active deformation east of the Eastern Himalayan Syntaxis …

Source to sink relations between the Tian Shan and Junggar Basin (northwest China) from Late Palaeozoic to Quaternary: Evidence from detrital U‐Pb zircon …

W Yang, M Jolivet, G Dupont‐Nivet, Z Guo, Z Zhang… - Basin …, 2013 - earthdoc.org
The tectonic evolution of the Tian Shan, as for most ranges in continental Asia is dominated
by north‐south compression since the Cenozoic India‐Asia collision. However, precollision …

Late Miocene northward propagation of the northeast Pamir thrust system, northwest China

JA Thompson, DW Burbank, T Li, J Chen… - …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Piggyback basins on the margins of growing orogens commonly serve as sensitive
recorders of the onset of thrust deformation and changes in source areas. The Bieertuokuoyi …

[HTML][HTML] Interaction between basement inherited strike-slip structures and thrust wedge propagation in the northern Tianshan foreland basin: Insight from analogue …

Z Peng, F Graveleau, BC Vendeville, X Wang… - Journal of Structural …, 2024 - Elsevier
Basement inherited structures represent a significant factor affecting thrust propagation
dynamics during the growth of fold-and-thrust belts. In this study inspirited from seismic data …

The Neogene Xiyu Formation, a diachronous prograding gravel wedge at front of the Tianshan: Climatic and tectonic implications

J Charreau, C Gumiaux, JP Avouac, R Augier… - Earth and Planetary …, 2009 - Elsevier
The Tarim and Junggar basins in central Asia are capped by a thick pile of conglomerates,
called the Xiyu Formation, that are commonly linked to a change in climate and/or …

Cenozoic tectonic deformation and uplift of the South Tian Shan: Implications from magnetostratigraphy and balanced cross-section restoration of the Kuqa …

T Zhang, X Fang, C Song, E Appel, Y Wang - Tectonophysics, 2014 - Elsevier
The collision of India with Eurasia has caused rejuvenated deformation and uplift of the
remote Tian Shan intracontinental orogenic range and has led to deposition of thick …

Paleo-erosion rates in Central Asia since 9 Ma: A transient increase at the onset of Quaternary glaciations?

J Charreau, PH Blard, N Puchol, JP Avouac… - Earth and Planetary …, 2011 - Elsevier
Erosion is a fundamental player of the interactions existing between internal geodynamics
and climate, in particular through its influence on the carbon dioxide budget. However, long …