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Quaternary tectonics of recent basins in northwestern Armenia. / Trifonov, V. G.; Shalaeva, E. A.; Saakyan, L. Kh; Bachmanov, D. M.; Lebedev, V. A.; Trikhunkov, Ya I.; Simakova, A. N.; Avagyan, A. V.; Tesakov, A. S.; Frolov, P. D.; Lyubin, V. P.; Belyaeva, E. V.; Latyshev, A. V.; Ozherelyev, D. V.; Kolesnichenko, A. A.
In: Geotectonics, Vol. 51, No. 5, 01.09.2017, p. 499-519.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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T1 - Quaternary tectonics of recent basins in northwestern Armenia
AU - Trifonov, V. G.
AU - Shalaeva, E. A.
AU - Saakyan, L. Kh
AU - Bachmanov, D. M.
AU - Lebedev, V. A.
AU - Trikhunkov, Ya I.
AU - Simakova, A. N.
AU - Avagyan, A. V.
AU - Tesakov, A. S.
AU - Frolov, P. D.
AU - Lyubin, V. P.
AU - Belyaeva, E. V.
AU - Latyshev, A. V.
AU - Ozherelyev, D. V.
AU - Kolesnichenko, A. A.
PY - 2017/9/1
Y1 - 2017/9/1
N2 - New data on the stratigraphy, faults, and formation history of lower to middle Pleistocene rocks in Late Cenozoic basins of northwestern Armenia are presented. It has been established that the low-mountain topography created by tectonic movements and volcanic activity existed in the region by the onset of the Pleistocene. The manifestations of two geodynamic structure-forming factors became clear in Pleistocene: (i) collisional interaction of plates due to near-meridional compression and (ii) deep tectogenesis and magma formation expressed in the distribution of vertical movements and volcanism. The general uplift of the territory, which was also related to deep processes, reached 350–500 m in basins and 600–800 m in mountain ranges over the last 0.5 Ma. The early Pleistocene (~1.8 Ma) low- and medium-mountain topography has been reconstructed by subtraction of the latest deformations and uplift of the territory. Ancient human ancestry appeared at that time.
AB - New data on the stratigraphy, faults, and formation history of lower to middle Pleistocene rocks in Late Cenozoic basins of northwestern Armenia are presented. It has been established that the low-mountain topography created by tectonic movements and volcanic activity existed in the region by the onset of the Pleistocene. The manifestations of two geodynamic structure-forming factors became clear in Pleistocene: (i) collisional interaction of plates due to near-meridional compression and (ii) deep tectogenesis and magma formation expressed in the distribution of vertical movements and volcanism. The general uplift of the territory, which was also related to deep processes, reached 350–500 m in basins and 600–800 m in mountain ranges over the last 0.5 Ma. The early Pleistocene (~1.8 Ma) low- and medium-mountain topography has been reconstructed by subtraction of the latest deformations and uplift of the territory. Ancient human ancestry appeared at that time.
KW - basin
KW - early Paleolithic
KW - faults
KW - flexure
KW - lower and medium Pleistocene
KW - uplift
KW - volcanism
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85030151168&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1134/S0016852117030116
DO - 10.1134/S0016852117030116
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85030151168
VL - 51
SP - 499
EP - 519
JO - Geotectonics
JF - Geotectonics
SN - 0016-8521
IS - 5
ER -
ID: 49326813