Slip partitioning and crustal deformation patterns in the Tianshan orogenic belt derived from GPS measurements and their tectonic implications

C Wu, P Zhang, Z Zhang, W Zheng, B Xu, W Wang… - Earth-Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
The conventional view of crustal deformation in the reactivated Tianshan orogenic belt is
strong north–south (NS) compression accommodated by a series of east–west (E–W) …

Meso-and Cenozoic tectonics of the Central Asian mountain belt: effects of lithospheric plate interaction and mantle plumes

NL Dobretsov, MM Buslov, D Delvaux… - International Geology …, 1996 - Taylor & Francis
This paper reviews and integrates new results on:(1) the Late Paleozoic and Mesozoic
evolution of Central Asia;(2) Cenozoic mountain building and intramontane basin formation …

Intracontinental deformation of the Tianshan Orogen in response to India-Asia collision

W Li, Y Chen, X Yuan, W **tage thrust zone: Interactions of the Tien Shan and Tarim Basin, northwest China
MB Allen, SJ Vincent, PJ Wheeler - Tectonics, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
The Ke**tage (Kalpin) thrust zone, northwest China, is an actively deforming part of the
India‐Asia collision system. It lies south of the Tien Shan, has an area of∼ 16,000 km2, and …