Pliocene-quaternary orogeny in the Central Tien Shan

Russian Geology and Geophysics

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 98-112

  Trifonov, V G ^a   Artyushkov, E V ^b   Dodonov, A E ^a   Bachmanov, D M ^a   Mikolaichuk, A V ^c   Vishnyakov, F A ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^b SCHMIDT INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS OF THE EARTH   (Russian Federation)

^c Central Asian Institute for Applied Geosciences   (Kyrgyzstan)

Author keywords

acceleration of rise; asthenosphere rise; Orogeny (formation of mountains); Pliocene; Quaternary; Tien Shan

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; COLLISION ZONE; CRUSTAL SHORTENING; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MANTLE STRUCTURE; OROGENY; PLIOCENE; QUATERNARY;

ASIA; EURASIA; TIEN SHAN;

EID: 38349170050     PISSN: 10687971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rgg.2007.06.012     Document Type: Article

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