Tectonic history of the Irtysh shear zone (NE Kazakhstan): New constraints from zircon U/Pb dating, apatite fission track dating and palaeostress analysis

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue , 2012, Pages 138-149

  Glorie, S ^a   De Grave, J ^a   Delvaux, D ^b   Buslov, M M ^c   Zhimulev, F I ^c   Vanhaecke, F ^a   Elburg, M A ^a   Van Den haute, P ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b ROYAL MUSEUM FOR CENTRAL AFRICA   (Belgium)

^c SOBOLEV INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Apatite fission track thermochronology; Central Asian Orogenic Belt; Fault kinematics; Irtysh shear zone; Palaeostress tensor inversion; Zircon U Pb dating

Indexed keywords

BASEMENT ROCK; CONTINENTAL COLLISION; DENUDATION; EMPLACEMENT; FAULT PROPAGATION; FISSION TRACK DATING; OROGENIC BELT; PALEOSTRESS; SHEAR ZONE; STRESS FIELD; TECTONICS; THERMOCHRONOLOGY; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

ALTAI MOUNTAINS; KAZAKHSTAN;

EID: 84855189625     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2011.09.024     Document Type: Article

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