Geological Evolution of Central Asian Basins and the Western Tien Shan Range
Product code: SP427
Print publication date: 01/03/2017
Geological Society of London, GSL Special Publications, Earth Structure Processes and Tectonics, Tectonics, Sedimentology
Type: Book (Hardback)
Binding: Hardback
ISBN: 9781862397385
Author/Edited by: Edited by M.F. Brunet, T. McCann and E.R. Sobel
Weight: 1.5kg
Number of pages: 605
Online publication date: 14/09/2017
Lyell Collection URL: https://www.lyellcollection.org/toc/sp/427/1
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Special Publication 427
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.
Acknowledgements
BRUNET, M.-F., SOBEL, E. R. & MCCANN, T. Geological evolution of Central Asian Basins and the western Tien Shan Range
Regional evolution and extensional sedimentary basins
JOLIVET, M. Mesozoic tectonic and topographic evolution of Central Asia and Tibet: a preliminary Synthesis 19
SIEHL, A. Structural setting and evolution of the Afghan orogenic segment – a review
BRUNET, M.-F., ERSHOV, A. V., KOROTAEV, M. V., MELIKHOV, V. N., BARRIER, E., MORDVINTSEV, D. O. & SIDOROVA, I. P. Late Palaeozoic and Mesozoic evolution of the Amu Darya Basin (Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan)
MORDVINTSEV, D., BARRIER, E., BRUNET, M.-F., BLANPIED, C. & SIDOROVA, I. Structure and evolution of the Bukhara-Khiva region during the Mesozoic: the northern margin of the Amu-Darya Basin (southern Uzbekistan)
ABDULLAYEV, N. A., KADIROV, F. & GULIYEV, I. S. Subsidence history and basin-fill evolution in the South Caspian Basin from geophysical mapping, flexural backstripping, forward lithospheric modelling and gravity modelling
Modelling the collisional and sedimentary evolution of the western part of the Tien Shan LOURY, C., ROLLAND, Y., GUILLOT, S., MIKOLAICHUK, A. V., LANARI, P., BRUGUIER, O. & BOSCH, D. Crustal-scale structure of South Tien Shan: implications for subduction polarity and Cenozoic Reactivation
ALEXEIEV, D. V., COOK, H. E., DJENCHURAEVA, A. V. & MIKOLAICHUK, A. V. The stratigraphic, sedimentological and structural evolution of the southern margin of the Kazakhstan continent in the Tien Shan Range during the Devonian to Permian
ROBERT, A. M. M., FERNÀNDEZ, M., JIMÉNEZ-MUNT, I. & VERGÉS, J. Lithospheric structure in Central Eurasia derived from elevation, geoid anomaly and thermal analysis
Fault reactivation and far field effects
BANDE, A., SOBEL, E. R., MIKOLAICHUK, A. & TORRES ACOSTA, V. Talas–Fergana Fault Cenozoic timing of deformation and its relation to Pamir indentation
BANDE, A., RADJABOV, S., SOBEL, E. R. & SIM, T. Cenozoic palaeoenvironmental and tectonic controls on the evolution of the northern Fergana Basin
Sedimentation, environment and climate
SCHNYDER, J., PONS, D., YANS, J., TRAMOY, R. & ABDULANOVA, S. Integrated stratigraphy of a continental Pliensbachian–Toarcian Boundary (Lower Jurassic) section at Taskomirsay, Leontiev Graben, southwest Kazakhstan
FÜRSICH, F. T., BRUNET, M.-F., AUXIÈTRE, J.-L. & MUNSCH, H. Lower–Middle Jurassic facies patterns in the NW Afghan–Tajik Basin of southern Uzbekistan and their geodynamic context
MCCANN, T. The Jurassic of the Western Tien Shan: the Central Kyzylkum Region, Uzbekistan
MCCANN, T. The Cretaceous of the South Kyzylkum and Nuratau Region, Western Tien Shan, Central Uzbekistan
JOLIVET, M., BOURQUIN, S., HEILBRONN, G., ROBIN, C., BARRIER, L., DABARD, M.-P., JIA, Y., DE PELSMAEKER, E. & FU, B. The Upper Jurassic–Lower Cretaceous alluvial-fan deposits of the Kalaza Formation (Central Asia): tectonic pulse or increased aridity?
KLOCKE, M., VOIGT, T., KLEY, J., PFEIFER, S., ROCKTÄSCHEL, T., KEIL, S. & GAUPP, R. Cenozoic evolution of the Pamir and Tien Shan mountains reflected in syntectonic deposits of the Tajik Basin
BOSBOOM, R., MANDIC, O., DUPONT-NIVET, G., PROUST, J.-N., ORMUKOV, C. & AMINOV, J. Late Eocene palaeogeography of the proto-Paratethys Sea in Central Asia (NW China, southern Kyrgyzstan and SW Tajikistan)
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This volume is made up of 17 papers divided into four sections. Each paper is written to be able to stand alone. The subject area of the volume is large, rugged and remote. The region’s location and evolution are explained with respect to the regional tectonic setting of central Asia.
Limited information for this area is available in English, although some translations are available. In addition, access to parts of this area is restricted by either a lack of infrastructure or by conflict. Fortunately, an overview is provided that helps the reader get an overall limited understanding of the geology, tectonics and theory on the evolution of the region, from the Paleozoic to the Quaternary. This introductory paper is followed by several more focused papers that help fill in questions about the geologic history and evolution of select central Asian basins and the western Tien Shan Range, as well as their structural and tectonic setting. Parts of Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan and northwestern China, including basins associated with the Caspian and Aral seas, are covered.
The different basins discussed in the volume have undergone varying levels of exploration, mainly for oil or gas. In some areas there has been little or no basin-wide exploration, including field mapping at scales that are helpful to evaluate the potential for oil and gas or mineral exploitation. This reflects the title of the volume and meets the reader’s expectations. In addition, some basins have many lithologic complexes that are highly heterogenous over short distances, making accurate mapping difficult. Fortunately, remote sensing data sets, when available, have been useful in large-scale analysis of subsurface and surficial targets. While limited in extent, the volume contains a number of examples of seismic surveys conducted in the region.
Overall, the volume is a helpful general resource for descriptions of the geology, tectonic setting and evolution of select central Asian basins and the western Tien Shan Range.
