Thermochronological datasets for the Kyrgyz Tianshan and Siberian Altai-Sayan within
Central Asia reveal a punctuated exhumation history during the Meso–Cenozoic. In this …

As the chronicle of plate motions through time, paleogeography is fundamental to our
understanding of plate tectonics and its role in sha** the geology of the present-day. To …

The paper reviews previous and recently obtained geological, stratigraphic and
geochronological data on the Russian-Kazakh Altai orogen, which is located in the western …

The largest accretionary orogen in the world, the Central Asian orogenic belt, has evolved
through the assembly of various oceanic and continental blocks. Understanding the …

Lake Issyk-Kul occupies a large Late Mesozoic–Cenozoic intramontane basin between the
mountain ranges of the Northern Kyrgyz Tien Shan. These ranges are often composed of …

Abstract The Eastern Tianshan and East Junggar orogenic belts are major constituents of
the southwestern Central Asian Orogenic Belt. This study applies low-temperature …

Abstract The Central Asian Orogenic Belt (CAOB) is one of the largest accretionary orogens
on Earth and is characterized by the occurrence of tight oroclines (Kazakhstan and Tuva …

Abstract During the Late Palaeozoic–Mesozoic, Central Asia and Tibet were affected by
several geodynamic episodes that induced either large-scale compression or widespread …

The Siberian Altai forms part of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt and currently is an active
intracontinental mountain belt. This Siberian Altai orogen was shaped during multiple …

Central Asia is a classical example for continental lithospheric folding. In particular, the Altay–
Sayan belt in South-Siberia and the Kyrgyz Tien Shan display a special mode of lithospheric …