Paleozoic accretion and Cenozoic redeformation of the Chinese Tien Shan Range, central Asia

Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences (Physical Sciences)

Research Article| February 01, 1990 Paleozoic accretion and Cenozoic redeformation of the Chinese Tien Shan Range, central Asia B. F. Windley; B. F. Windley 1Department of Geology, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, England Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar M. B. Allen; M. B. Allen 1Department of Geology, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, England Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar C. Zhang; C. Zhang 2Institute of Geology, Academica Sinica, P.O. Box 634, Beijing, People's Republic of China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Z-Y Zhao; Z-Y Zhao 2Institute of Geology, Academica Sinica, P.O. Box 634, Beijing, People's Republic of China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar G-R Wang G-R Wang 3Institute of Geology, Xinjiang Resource and Geological Bureau, Urumqi, Xinjiang, People's Republic of China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information B. F. Windley 1Department of Geology, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, England M. B. Allen 1Department of Geology, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, England C. Zhang 2Institute of Geology, Academica Sinica, P.O. Box 634, Beijing, People's Republic of China Z-Y Zhao 2Institute of Geology, Academica Sinica, P.O. Box 634, Beijing, People's Republic of China G-R Wang 3Institute of Geology, Xinjiang Resource and Geological Bureau, Urumqi, Xinjiang, People's Republic of China Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1990) 18 (2): 128–131. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1990)018<0128:PAACRO>2.3.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation B. F. Windley, M. B. Allen, C. Zhang, Z-Y Zhao, G-R Wang; Paleozoic accretion and Cenozoic redeformation of the Chinese Tien Shan Range, central Asia. Geology 1990;; 18 (2): 128–131. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1990)018<0128:PAACRO>2.3.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract The Tien Shan Range in central Asia contains two late Paleozoic sutures. The older, southern suture marks the collision of a passive margin at the north of the Tarim block and an active continental margin; subduction under the latter was to the north. The younger, northern suture separates a northern Carboniferous island arc from an active continental margin developed over a south-dipping subduction zone. The subduction direction under the island arc is unknown. Mesozoic elastics were deposited over the doubly sutured orogen. Rate and energy of sedimentation waned until deposition of Oligocene conglomerates above a regional unconformity-interpreted as marking the onset of deformation induced by the India-Asia collision. Molasse deposition accelerated in Pliocene and Quaternary time, and deposition continues today as active thrusts generate relief. Paleozoic structures control the gross divergence of Cenozoic thrusts across the orogen. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.