Open AccessGEODYNAMICS OF THE KAZAKHSTAN OROCLINE, CENTRAL ASIA
Author(s) -
Pengfei Li,
Min Sun,
Gideon Rosenbaum,
Chao Yuan,
Inna Safonova,
Keda Cai,
Yingde Jiang,
Yunying Zhang
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
geodinamika i tektonofizika
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.336
H-Index - 8
ISSN - 2078-502X
DOI - 10.5800/gt-2017-8-3-0274
Subject(s) - geodynamics , geology , earth science , plate tectonics , central asia , paleontology , bent molecular geometry , geophysics , tectonics , geography , physical geography , chemistry , organic chemistry
Curved mountain belts, commonly referred as to oroclines that result from bending of quasi-linear orogenic belts, have fascinated generations of geologists. Such structures are widely recognized in modern and ancient orogens, and are fundamentally important for understanding geodynamics of convergent plate boundaries. However, how and why orogenic belts become bent has been in debate. Here we investigate the Kazakhstan Orocline in the Central Asian Orogenic Belt with an aim at understanding the geodynamics of oroclinal bending in accretionary orogens