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The Quaternary fault in Jiamu area, the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
Huafu, Lu; Shengli, Wang; Suppe, John et al.
2002In Chinese Science Bulletin, 47 (6), p. 494-499
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Keywords :
Tianshan; Structure
Abstract :
[en] The Quaternary Tailan River fault has been found in the Tianshan foothills area, the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. It is the recent boundary fault of the Tarim Basin coupling with the West Tianshan Mountains. In the light of measurement data of the slip which cuts the Quaternary deposits of different ages, the Quaternary kine- matic figures of the Tailan River fault are estimated as fol- lows: crustal shortening 3.7 km and shortening rate 1.59 mm/a, uplift of Tianshan Mountains 1.34 km and uplift rate 0.56 mm/a, and additional relief of 900 m. Considering the contribution of the Gumubiezi anticline close to the south of the Tailan River fault, the Quaternary crustal shortening and shortening rate of the Jiamu area are 4.8 km and 2 mm/a respectively. The above-mentioned data coincide with the crustal shortening rate calculated from the growth strata in the Kuqa area, as well as the GPS measurements in the Lake Issyk area and the Korla-Urumqi area, reflecting the fast thrusting period within the shortening tectonic processes of the rejuvenation foreland basin in front of the southern foothill of the West Tianshan Mountains since Neogene.
Disciplines :
Earth sciences & physical geography
Author, co-author :
Huafu, Lu
Shengli, Wang
Suppe, John
Hubert, Aurelia  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de géographie > Géomorphologie
Dong, Jia
Fuli, Yan
Donghau, Yin
Jian, Chen
Language :
English
Title :
The Quaternary fault in Jiamu area, the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
Publication date :
March 2002
Journal title :
Chinese Science Bulletin
Volume :
47
Issue :
6
Pages :
494-499
Peer reviewed :
Peer reviewed
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