Carbonate Massifs of Talas Sections in Tectonic Setting of the Middle Tien Shan

• Published in: Geotectonics Vol. 54; no. 4; pp. 494 - 509
• Main Authors: Mikolaichuk, A. V., Seitkaziev, N. O., Gordeev, D. V.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Moscow Pleiades Publishing 01.07.2020; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Carbonates; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Magma; Massifs; Nappes; Precambrian; Quartzite; Radiometric dating; Sediments; Structural Geology; Tectonics; Zircon; Tien Shan; nappes; Late Proterozoic sediments; U–Pb dating

In the Dzhetym Range, there are well-known Precambrian massifs of marbled limestones and quartzites, which have no analogues throughout the Middle Tien Shan. The authors establish that the quartzite-carbonate stratum occupies the highest structural position in the series of nappes of the region. The...