Geological Evolution of Central Asian Basins and the Western Tien Shan Range

The geological evolution of Central Asia commenced with the formation of a complex Precambrian–Palaeozoic orogen. Cimmerian blocks were then accreted to the southern margin in the Mesozoic, leading to tectonic reactivation of older structures and discrete episodes of basin formation. The Indian and Arabian blocks collided with Asia in the Cenozoic, leading to renewed structural reactivation, intracontinental deformation and basin development.
This complex evolution resulted in the present-day setting of an elongated Tien Shan range flanked by large Mesozoic–Cenozoic sedimentary basins with smaller intramontane basins distributed within the range.
This volume presents multidisciplinary results and reviews from research groups in Europe and Central Asia that focus on the western part of the Tien Shan and some of the adjacent large sedimentary basins. These works elucidate the Late Palaeozoic–Cenozoic tectono-sedimentary evolution of the area. Emphasis is given to the collision of terranes and continents and the ensuing fault reactivations. The impact of climatic changes on sedimentation is also examined.
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Geological evolution of Central Asian Basins and the western Tien Shan RangeAuthor(s)Marie-Françoise Brunet;Marie-Françoise Brunet1Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ. Paris 06, CNRS, Institut des Sciences de la Terre de Paris (iSTeP), 4 place Jussieu 75005 Paris, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:Edward R. Sobel;Edward R. Sobel2Universität Potsdam, Institut für Erd- und Umweltwissenschaften, Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse 24, 14476, Potsdam, GermanySearch for other works by this author on:Tom McCannTom McCann3Steinmann Institute – Geology, Nußallee 8, 53115 Bonn, GermanySearch for other works by this author on:
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Regional evolution and extensional sedimentary basins
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Mesozoic tectonic and topographic evolution of Central Asia and Tibet: A preliminary synthesisAuthor(s)Marc JolivetMarc JolivetUniversité de Rennes 1, Laboratoire Géosciences Rennes, UMR 6118 CNRS/INSU, Campus de Beaulieu, 35042 Rennes, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:
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Structural setting and evolution of the Afghan orogenic segment – a reviewAuthor(s)Agemar SiehlAgemar SiehlUniversity of Bonn, Steinmann Institute of Geology, Mineralogy and Paleontology, Nussallee 8, D-53115 Bonn, GermanySearch for other works by this author on:
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Late Palaeozoic and Mesozoic evolution of the Amu Darya Basin (Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan)Author(s)Marie-Françoise Brunet;Marie-Françoise Brunet1Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Université. Paris 06, CNRS, Institut des Sciences de la Terre de Paris (iSTeP), 4 place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:Andrey V. Ershov;Andrey V. Ershov2Geological Faculty, Moscow State University, Vorobievy Gory, 119899 Moscow, RussiaSearch for other works by this author on:Maxim V. Korotaev;Maxim V. Korotaev2Geological Faculty, Moscow State University, Vorobievy Gory, 119899 Moscow, RussiaSearch for other works by this author on:Vladislav N. Melikhov;Vladislav N. Melikhov3A.P. Karpinsky Russian Geological Research Institute (VSEGEI), Sredny prospect 74, 199106 St Petersburg, RussiaSearch for other works by this author on:Eric Barrier;Eric Barrier1Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Université. Paris 06, CNRS, Institut des Sciences de la Terre de Paris (iSTeP), 4 place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:Dmitriy O. Mordvintsev;Dmitriy O. Mordvintsev1Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Université. Paris 06, CNRS, Institut des Sciences de la Terre de Paris (iSTeP), 4 place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France4Institute of Geology and Geophysics of the Academy of Sciences of Republic of Uzbekistan, Olimlar 49, 100041 Tashkent, UzbekistanSearch for other works by this author on:Irina P. SidorovaIrina P. Sidorova4Institute of Geology and Geophysics of the Academy of Sciences of Republic of Uzbekistan, Olimlar 49, 100041 Tashkent, UzbekistanSearch for other works by this author on:
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Structure and evolution of the Bukhara-Khiva region during the Mesozoic: The northern margin of the Amu-Darya Basin (southern Uzbekistan)Author(s)Dmitriy Mordvintsev;Dmitriy Mordvintsev1Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Université Paris 06, CNRS, Institut des Sciences de la Terre de Paris, 4 place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France2Institute of Geology and Geophysics of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Olimlar 49, 100041, Tashkent, UzbekistanSearch for other works by this author on:Eric Barrier;Eric Barrier1Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Université Paris 06, CNRS, Institut des Sciences de la Terre de Paris, 4 place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:Marie-Françoise Brunet;Marie-Françoise Brunet1Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Université Paris 06, CNRS, Institut des Sciences de la Terre de Paris, 4 place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:Christian Blanpied;Christian Blanpied3TOTAL S.A., Tour Coupole, 2 Place Jean Millier – La Défense 6, 92078 Paris La Défense Cedex, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:Irina SidorovaIrina Sidorova2Institute of Geology and Geophysics of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Olimlar 49, 100041, Tashkent, UzbekistanSearch for other works by this author on:
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Subsidence history and basin-fill evolution in the South Caspian Basin from geophysical mapping, flexural backstripping, forward lithospheric modelling and gravity modellingAuthor(s)N. A. Abdullayev;N. A. Abdullayev1Institute of Geology, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, H. Javid Avenue, 29A, Baku AZ1143, Azerbaijan2BP Caspian Ltd, Xazar Centre, Port Baku, 153 Neftchilyar Avenue, Baku AZ1010Search for other works by this author on:F. Kadirov;F. Kadirov1Institute of Geology, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, H. Javid Avenue, 29A, Baku AZ1143, AzerbaijanSearch for other works by this author on:I. S. GuliyevI. S. Guliyev1Institute of Geology, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, H. Javid Avenue, 29A, Baku AZ1143, AzerbaijanSearch for other works by this author on:
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Modelling the collisional and sedimentary evolution of the western part of the Tien Shan
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Crustal-scale structure of South Tien Shan: Implications for subduction polarity and Cenozoic reactivationAuthor(s)C. Loury;C. Loury1Géoazur, Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur, Université de Nice Sophia-Antipolis, 250 rue A. Einstein, 06560 Valbonne, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:Y. Rolland;Y. Rolland1Géoazur, Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur, Université de Nice Sophia-Antipolis, 250 rue A. Einstein, 06560 Valbonne, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:S. Guillot;S. Guillot2ISTerre, Université of Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, 1381 rue de la Piscine, 38041 Grenoble, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:A. V. Mikolaichuk;A. V. Mikolaichuk3Institute of Geology, National Academy of Sciences, 30 Erkindyk Ave., Bishkek 720481, KyrgyzstanSearch for other works by this author on:P. Lanari;P. Lanari4Institute of Geological Sciences, University of Bern, Baltzerstrasse 1 + 3, CH3012 Bern, SwitzerlandSearch for other works by this author on:O. Bruguier;O. Bruguier5Géosciences Montpellier, Université Montpellier II, Place Eugène Bataillon, Batiment 22, 34095 Montpellier, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:D. BoschD. Bosch5Géosciences Montpellier, Université Montpellier II, Place Eugène Bataillon, Batiment 22, 34095 Montpellier, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:
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The stratigraphic, sedimentological and structural evolution of the southern margin of the Kazakhstan continent in the Tien Shan Range during the Devonian to PermianAuthor(s)Dmitriy V. Alexeiev;Dmitriy V. Alexeiev1Geological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pyzhevskiy 7, Moscow 119017, RussiaSearch for other works by this author on:Harry E. Cook;Harry E. Cook2Carbonate Geology LLC, 640 Marlin Court, Redwood City, California 94065, USA3USGS Emeritus, Menlo Park, California, 94025, USASearch for other works by this author on:Alexandra V. Djenchuraeva;Alexandra V. Djenchuraeva4KMEGEI, Ministry of Natural Resources, Erkindyk 2, Bishkek 720300, KyrgyzstanSearch for other works by this author on:Alexander V. MikolaichukAlexander V. Mikolaichuk5Institute of Geology, National Academy of Sciences, Erkindyk 30, Bishkek 720481, KyrgyzstanSearch for other works by this author on:
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Lithospheric structure in Central Eurasia derived from elevation, geoid anomaly and thermal analysisAuthor(s)Alexandra M. M. Robert;Alexandra M. M. Robert1Group of Dynamics of the Lithosphere (GDL), Institute of Earth Sciences Jaume Almera, ICTJA-CSIC, Lluís Solé i Sabarís s/n, 08028 Barcelona, Spain2Géosciences Environnement Toulouse, UMR CNRS-IRD-Université de Toulouse, 14 avenue Edouard Belin, 31400 Toulouse, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:Manel Fernàndez;Manel Fernàndez1Group of Dynamics of the Lithosphere (GDL), Institute of Earth Sciences Jaume Almera, ICTJA-CSIC, Lluís Solé i Sabarís s/n, 08028 Barcelona, SpainSearch for other works by this author on:Ivone Jiménez-Munt;Ivone Jiménez-Munt1Group of Dynamics of the Lithosphere (GDL), Institute of Earth Sciences Jaume Almera, ICTJA-CSIC, Lluís Solé i Sabarís s/n, 08028 Barcelona, SpainSearch for other works by this author on:Jaume VergésJaume Vergés1Group of Dynamics of the Lithosphere (GDL), Institute of Earth Sciences Jaume Almera, ICTJA-CSIC, Lluís Solé i Sabarís s/n, 08028 Barcelona, SpainSearch for other works by this author on:
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Fault reactivation and far field effects
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Talas–Fergana Fault Cenozoic timing of deformation and its relation to Pamir indentationAuthor(s)Alejandro Bande;Alejandro Bande1Universität Potsdam, Institut für Erd- und Umweltwissenschaften, Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse 24, 14476, Potsdam, Germany3Present address: Tecpetrol S.A., Della Paolera 299, C1001, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaSearch for other works by this author on:Edward R. Sobel;Edward R. Sobel1Universität Potsdam, Institut für Erd- und Umweltwissenschaften, Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse 24, 14476, Potsdam, GermanySearch for other works by this author on:Alexander Mikolaichuk;Alexander Mikolaichuk2Geological Institute National Academy of Sciences, 30 Erkindyk Ave., 720040, Bishkek, KyrgyzstanSearch for other works by this author on:Verónica Torres AcostaVerónica Torres Acosta1Universität Potsdam, Institut für Erd- und Umweltwissenschaften, Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse 24, 14476, Potsdam, GermanySearch for other works by this author on:
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Cenozoic palaeoenvironmental and tectonic controls on the evolution of the northern Fergana BasinAuthor(s)Alejandro Bande;Alejandro Bande1Universität Potsdam, Institut für Erd- und Umweltwissenschaften, Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse 24, 14476, Potsdam, Germany3Present address: Tecpetrol S.A., Della Paolera 299, C1001, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaSearch for other works by this author on:Shukhrat Radjabov;Shukhrat Radjabov2Geological Faculty, NUUz, Vuzgorodok, 100174, Tashkent, UzbekistanSearch for other works by this author on:Edward R. Sobel;Edward R. Sobel1Universität Potsdam, Institut für Erd- und Umweltwissenschaften, Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse 24, 14476, Potsdam, GermanySearch for other works by this author on:Tatyana SimTatyana Sim2Geological Faculty, NUUz, Vuzgorodok, 100174, Tashkent, UzbekistanSearch for other works by this author on:
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Sedimentation, environment and climate
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Integrated stratigraphy of a continental Pliensbachian–Toarcian Boundary (Lower Jurassic) section at Taskomirsay, Leontiev Graben, southwest KazakhstanAuthor(s)Johann Schnyder;Johann Schnyder1Sorbonne Universités, UPMC-Univ. Paris 06, CNRS, Institut des Sciences de la Terre de Paris (ISTeP), case 117, 4 pl. Jussieu, 75005 Paris, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:Denise Pons;Denise Pons2Sorbonne Universités, UPMC-Univ. Paris 06, MNHN, CNRS, Centre de Recherche en Paléobiodiversité et Paléoenvironnements (CR2P), 4 pl. Jussieu, 75005 Paris, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:Johan Yans;Johan Yans3Department of Geology, University of Namur, NaGRIDD, 61 rue de Bruxelles, 5000 Namur, BelgiumSearch for other works by this author on:Romain Tramoy;Romain Tramoy1Sorbonne Universités, UPMC-Univ. Paris 06, CNRS, Institut des Sciences de la Terre de Paris (ISTeP), case 117, 4 pl. Jussieu, 75005 Paris, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:Saya AbdulanovaSaya Abdulanova1Sorbonne Universités, UPMC-Univ. Paris 06, CNRS, Institut des Sciences de la Terre de Paris (ISTeP), case 117, 4 pl. Jussieu, 75005 Paris, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:
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Lower–Middle Jurassic facies patterns in the NW Afghan–Tajik Basin of southern Uzbekistan and their geodynamic contextAuthor(s)Franz T. Fürsich;Franz T. Fürsich1Fachgruppe Paläoumwelt, GeoZentrum Nordbayern der Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Loewenichstrasse 28, D-91054 Erlangen GermanySearch for other works by this author on:Marie-Françoise Brunet;Marie-Françoise Brunet2Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, CNRS, Institut des Sciences de la Terre de Paris (iSTeP), 4 place Jussieu 75005 Paris, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:Jean-Luc Auxiètre;Jean-Luc Auxiètre3TOTAL S.A., Tour Coupole, 2 Place Jean Millier, La Défense 6, 92078 Paris La Défense Cedex, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:Hermann MunschHermann Munsch3TOTAL S.A., Tour Coupole, 2 Place Jean Millier, La Défense 6, 92078 Paris La Défense Cedex, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:
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The Jurassic of the Western Tien Shan:: The Central Kyzylkum Region, UzbekistanAuthor(s)Tom McCannTom McCannSteinmann Institute – Geology, Nußallee 8, 53115 Bonn, GermanySearch for other works by this author on:
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The Cretaceous of the South Kyzylkum and Nuratau Region, Western Tien Shan, Central UzbekistanAuthor(s)Tom McCannTom McCannSteinmann Institute – Geology, Nußallee 8, 53115 Bonn, GermanySearch for other works by this author on:
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The Upper Jurassic–Lower Cretaceous alluvial-fan deposits of the Kalaza Formation (Central Asia): Tectonic pulse or increased aridity?Author(s)Marc Jolivet;Marc Jolivet1Université de Rennes 1, Laboratoire Géosciences Rennes, UMR 6118 CNRS/INSU, Campus de Beaulieu, 35042 Rennes, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:Sylvie Bourquin;Sylvie Bourquin1Université de Rennes 1, Laboratoire Géosciences Rennes, UMR 6118 CNRS/INSU, Campus de Beaulieu, 35042 Rennes, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:Gloria Heilbronn;Gloria Heilbronn1Université de Rennes 1, Laboratoire Géosciences Rennes, UMR 6118 CNRS/INSU, Campus de Beaulieu, 35042 Rennes, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:Cecile Robin;Cecile Robin1Université de Rennes 1, Laboratoire Géosciences Rennes, UMR 6118 CNRS/INSU, Campus de Beaulieu, 35042 Rennes, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:Laurie Barrier;Laurie Barrier2Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Université Paris Diderot, UMR 7154 CNRS, F-75005 Paris, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:Marie-Pierre Dabard;Marie-Pierre Dabard1Université de Rennes 1, Laboratoire Géosciences Rennes, UMR 6118 CNRS/INSU, Campus de Beaulieu, 35042 Rennes, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:Yingying Jia;Yingying Jia3State Key Laboratory of Lithospheric Evolution, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, ChinaSearch for other works by this author on:Elien De Pelsmaeker;Elien De Pelsmaeker4Department of Geology and Soil Sciences, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281/S8, B-9000 Ghent, BelgiumSearch for other works by this author on:Bihong FuBihong Fu3State Key Laboratory of Lithospheric Evolution, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, ChinaSearch for other works by this author on:
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Cenozoic evolution of the Pamir and Tien Shan mountains reflected in syntectonic deposits of the Tajik BasinAuthor(s)M. Klocke;M. Klocke1Institute of Geosciences, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Burgweg 11, 07749 Jena, GermanySearch for other works by this author on:T. Voigt;T. Voigt1Institute of Geosciences, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Burgweg 11, 07749 Jena, GermanySearch for other works by this author on:J. Kley;J. Kley2Department of Structural Geology and Geodynamics, Geoscience Centre, University of Göttingen, Goldschmidtstraße 3, 37077 Göttingen, GermanySearch for other works by this author on:S. Pfeifer;S. Pfeifer1Institute of Geosciences, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Burgweg 11, 07749 Jena, GermanySearch for other works by this author on:T. Rocktäschel;T. Rocktäschel1Institute of Geosciences, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Burgweg 11, 07749 Jena, GermanySearch for other works by this author on:S. Keil;S. Keil3Niederböhmersdorf 93, 07937 Zeulenroda-Triebes, GermanySearch for other works by this author on:R. GauppR. Gaupp1Institute of Geosciences, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Burgweg 11, 07749 Jena, GermanySearch for other works by this author on:
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Late Eocene palaeogeography of the proto-Paratethys Sea in Central Asia (NW China, southern Kyrgyzstan and SW Tajikistan)Author(s)Roderic Bosboom;Roderic Bosboom1Palaeomagnetic Laboratory Fort Hoofddijk, Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, Budapestlaan 17, 3584 CD Utrecht, The NetherlandsSearch for other works by this author on:Oleg Mandic;Oleg Mandic2Geological–Palaeontological Department, Natural History Museum Vienna, Burgring 7, A-1010 Wien, AustriaSearch for other works by this author on:Guillaume Dupont-Nivet;Guillaume Dupont-Nivet1Palaeomagnetic Laboratory Fort Hoofddijk, Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, Budapestlaan 17, 3584 CD Utrecht, The Netherlands3Géosciences Rennes, UMR 6118, Université de Rennes 1, Campus de Beaulieu, 35042 Rennes Cedex, France4Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, Ministry of Education (Peking University), 100871 Beijing, ChinaSearch for other works by this author on:Jean-Noël Proust;Jean-Noël Proust3Géosciences Rennes, UMR 6118, Université de Rennes 1, Campus de Beaulieu, 35042 Rennes Cedex, FranceSearch for other works by this author on:Cholponbek Ormukov;Cholponbek Ormukov5Institute of Seismology: Kyrgyz Republic Bishkek, Asanbay 52/1, 720060, Bishkek, KyrgyzstanSearch for other works by this author on:Jovid AminovJovid Aminov6Institute of Geology, Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, 267 Ayni Street, 734053, Dushanbe, TajikistanSearch for other works by this author on:
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