Open AccessExtrusion tectonics and subduction in the eastern South Caspian region since 10 Ma: COMMENT
Author(s) -
JeanFrançois Ritz
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
geology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.609
H-Index - 215
eISSN - 1943-2682
pISSN - 0091-7613
DOI - 10.1130/g25627c.1
Subject(s) - geology , subduction , tectonics , structural basin , seismology , plate tectonics , paleontology
International audienceHollingsworth et al. (2008) propose that the westward motion of the South Caspian basin started 10 Ma ago. This is earlier than the ca. 5 Ma proposed by Axen et al. (2001) and Allen et al. (2002), and substantially earlier than the ca. 1.5 Ma proposed by Ritz et al. (2006). This new interpretation is based on the assumption that the present tectonics pattern (geometry of faults, slip vectors, and slip rates) did not vary through time
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