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An analysis of continental sedimentogenesis in Mesozoic rifts of the Transbaikal region and Mongolia, as well as in the Cenozoic Baikal rift zone, revealed a succession of volcanic-sedimentary formations, which constitute the sedimentary cover. The peculiar sedimentation features reflect exogenic processes that are characteristic of rift structures and the influence of deep-seated (exogenic and catagenic) sources. It is proposed to define a specific, rift, type of sedimentogenesis.
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Original Russian Text © Yu.G. Tsekhovskii, O.V. Yapaskurt, I.E. Stukalova, 2014, published in Vestnik Moskovskogo Universiteta. Geologiya, 2014, No. 5, pp. 78–86.
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Tsekhovskii, Y.G., Yapaskurt, O.V. & Stukalova, I.E. Sedimentogenesis in the Mesozoic-Cenozoic continental rifts of Central Asia. Moscow Univ. Geol. Bull. 69, 347–355 (2014). https://doi.org/10.3103/S0145875214050123
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