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Tectonics and geodynamics of the Tian Shan in the Middle and Late Paleozoic

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This work presents a model of the tectonic development and geodynamics of subduction processes of oceanic and continental crust, the formation of an accretionary prism, continental collision, the formation of the folded-nappe system, and the magmatic and sedimentation processes in the Tian Shan in the Middle and Late Paleozoic. Other models developed for this region are discussed.

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Burtman, V.S. Tectonics and geodynamics of the Tian Shan in the Middle and Late Paleozoic. Geotecton. 49, 302–319 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0016852115040020

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