Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Formation mechanism of central-type structures in the West Pacific continent-ocean transition zone

  • Published:
Geotectonics Aims and scope

Abstract

The rotary formation mechanism of various central-type geological structures functioning in the strike-slip fault systems of the West Pacific continent-ocean transition zone is considered. This mechanism explains many tectonomagmatic processes and is confirmed by geological, geophysical, and geomorphological studies. At the same time, it is not the only possible mechanism. Examples of magmatogenic central-type ring and vortical structures in the Japan Sea segment of the West Pacific continent-ocean transition zone are given. In our opinion, the proposed geodynamic model is inscribed into the paradigm of tectonic delamination of the lithosphere developed by Yu.M. Pushcharovsky.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Interpretation of Satellite Images at Tectonomagmatic and Metallogenic Research (Nauka, Moscow, 1979) [in Russian].

  2. I. I. Bersenev, “Axial Rotation of the Earth as a Cause of Tectogenesis,” in Structure and Evolution of the Earth’s Crust (Nauka, Moscow, 1964), pp. 194–200 [in Russian].

    Google Scholar 

  3. I. I. Bersenev, E. P. Lelikov, V. V. Bezverkhnii, et al., Bottom Geology of the Sea of Japan (DVNTs AN SSSR, Vladivostok, 1987) [in Russian].

    Google Scholar 

  4. N. A. Bogdanov, Tectonics of Deepwater Basins and Marginal Seas (Nedra, Moscow, 1988) [in Russian].

    Google Scholar 

  5. Yu. S. Bretstein, G. Z. Gurarii, and D. M. Pechersky, “Paleomagnetism of Paleozoic Rocks in Terranes of Southwestern Primorye,” Tikhookean. Geol. 16(4), 41–63 (1997).

    Google Scholar 

  6. V. I. Bryukhanov, P. F. Ivankin, P. N. Kropotkin, et al., Ring Structures of Terrestrial Continents (Nedra, Moscow, 1987) [in Russian].

    Google Scholar 

  7. M. G. Valitov, S. N. Kononets, and R. G. Kulinich, “Structural Density Models of the Earth’s Crust in Conjugation Zone of the Central Basin and the Adjacent Continent,” in Far East Seas of Russia,. Book 3: Geological and Geophysical Studies (Nauka, Moscow, 2007), pp. 53–60 [in Russian].

    Google Scholar 

  8. A. V. Vikulin, “View of Physicist: Rotary Movement as a Characteristic Property of Space-Time in Universe,” in Vortices in Geological Processes (Kamchatsky State Pedagog. Univ., Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskii, 2004), pp. 8–19 [in Russian].

    Google Scholar 

  9. Geography of Continents and Oceans (GUGK, Moscow, 1991) [in Russian].

  10. Geological History of the USSR Territory and Plate Tectonics (Nauka, Moscow, 1989) [in Russian].

  11. Geology of Korea (Geol. Inst., Acad. Sci. DPRK, P’yongyang, 1993).

  12. M. L. Goncharov, V. G. Talitsky, and P. S. Frolova, Introduction to Tectonophysics (Universitet, Moscow, 2005) [in Russian].

    Google Scholar 

  13. B. V. Ezhov and G. I. Khudyakov, Morphotectonics of Central-Type Geodynamic Systems (Dal’nauka, Vladivostok, 1984) [in Russian].

    Google Scholar 

  14. S. A. Zimov, Resonance Tide in the World Ocean and Geodynamics (Nauka, Moscow, 1989) [in Russian].

    Google Scholar 

  15. N. N. Zubov, Arctic Ice (Glavsevmorput, Moscow, 1945) [in Russian].

    Google Scholar 

  16. L. A. Izosov, “Combined Structures of Southwestern Sinegorye,” in Abstracts of XXIV Sci.-Techn. Conference DVPI (NTO Gornoe, Vladivostok, 1977), pp. 12–13 [in Russian].

    Google Scholar 

  17. L. A. Izosov, Geological Formations and Middle Paleozoic Evolution of the Japan Sea Margin of Asia, Doct. Sci. (Geol.-Mineral.) Dissertation, Khabarovsk, 2003.

  18. L. A. Izosov, “Paleogeography and Paleotectonics of the Middle Paleozoic West Pacific Active Continental Margin,” Regional’nye Problemy, No. 8, 44–51 (2007).

  19. L. A. Izosov, N. G. Vasilenko, N. G. Mel’nikov, and A. M. Petrishchevsky, “Tungsten-Bearing Olistostrome of the Central Sikhote-Alin,” Geotektonika 22(3), 76–87 (1988).

    Google Scholar 

  20. L. A. Izosov and M. V. Goroshko, “The South Sinegorye Basin in Primorye: Geology and Evolution,” Otech. Geol., No. 3, 33–41 (2006).

  21. L. A. Izosov and Yu. I. Konovalov, The West Sikhote-Alin Marginal Continental Volcanic Belt and Its Tectonic Position in the West Pacific Continent-Ocean Transition Zone (Dal’nauka, Vladivostok, 2005) [in Russian].

    Google Scholar 

  22. L. A. Izosov, Yu. I. Konovalov, and T. A. Emel’yanova, Geology and Diamond Resource Potential of Continent-Ocean Transition Zone (Sea of Japan and Yellow Sea Regions) (Dal’nauka, Vladivostok, 2000) [in Russian].

    Google Scholar 

  23. L. A. Izosov and N. G. Mel’nikov, “Imbricate Nappe Structures of Western Primorye,” Tikhookean. Geol. 7(6), 47–53 (1988).

    Google Scholar 

  24. L. A. Izosov and M. D. Ryazantseva, “Igneous Complexes in the Southern Khanka Massif,” Sov. Geol., No. 2, 77–90 (1977).

  25. L. A. Izosov, V. T. S’edin, T. A. Emel’yanova, et al., “New data on Igneous Complexes of Popov Island and Some Geological Problems Concerning the Bay of Petra Velikogo,” in Contemporary Status and Tendencies of the Changing Environment in the Bay of Petra Velikogo, Sea of Japan (GEOS, Moscow, 2008), pp. 355–378 [in Russian].

    Google Scholar 

  26. L. A. Izosov and V. I. Chuprynin, “Relationship of Vertical and Horizontal Motions: A Basic Problem of Geotectonics,” in Proceedings of Intern. Conference (GEOS, Moscow, 2009), pp. 232–238 [in Russian].

    Google Scholar 

  27. I. I. Kolodeznikov, Middle Paleozoic Magmatism and Rifting in the East of the Siberian Platform and Verkhoyanks-Kolyma Fold System, Doct. Sci. (Geol.-Mineral.) Disssertaion, Irkutsk, 1993.

  28. A. P. Kulakov, Morphostructures in the East of Asia (Nauka, Moscow, 1986) [in Russian].

    Google Scholar 

  29. G. B. Levashev, V. I. Rybalko, L. A. Izosov, et al., Tectonomagmatic Systems of the Accretionary Crust (Far East Branch, USSR Acad. Sci., Vladivostok, 1989) [in Russian].

    Google Scholar 

  30. Li Siguang, Vortical and Other Problems Related to the Combination of Geotectonic Structures of Northwestern China (Gosgeoltekhizdat, Moscow, 1958) [in Russian].

    Google Scholar 

  31. Luk’yanov, A.V., Plastic Deformations and Tectonic Flowage in the Lithosphere, Moscow: Nauka, 1991.

    Google Scholar 

  32. L. A. Maslov, Geodynamics of the Lithosphere of the Pacific Mobile Belt (Dal’nauka, Khabarovsk) [in Russian].

  33. I. V. Melekestsev, “Vortical Volcanic Hypothesis and Some Perspectives of Its Application,” in Problems of Deep Volcanism (Nauka, Moscow, 1979), pp. 125–155 [in Russian].

    Google Scholar 

  34. N. G. Mel’nikov and L. A. Izosov, “Cenozoic Tectonic Nappes and Outlook for Petroleum and Coal Resource Potential of Primorye,” Geotektonika 24(3), 80–87 (1990).

    Google Scholar 

  35. E. V. Pavlovsky, “Early Stages in Evolution of the Earth’s Crust,” Izv. Akad. Nauk SSSR, Ser. Geol., No. 5, 23–39 (1970).

  36. A. M. Petrishchevsky, Statistical Gravity Models of the Lithosphere in the Far East (Far East Univ., Vladivostok, 1988) [in Russian].

    Google Scholar 

  37. A. V. Pozdnyakov and I. G. Chervanev, Self-Organization in Evolution of Landforms (Nauka, Moscow, 1990) [in Russian].

    Google Scholar 

  38. A. I. Poletaev, “Rotational Tectonics of the Earth Crust,” in Proceedings of XXXVIII Tectonic Conference on Tectonics of the Earth’s Crust and Central-Type Structures in the Mantle (GEOS, Moscow, 2005), Vol. 2, pp. 97–100 [in Russian].

    Google Scholar 

  39. Yu. M. Pushcharovsky, “Three Paradigms in Geology,” Geotektonika 29(1), 4–11 (1995).

    Google Scholar 

  40. Yu. M. Pushcharovsky, “Global Tectonics in Perspective,” in Proceedings of XXXVIII Tectonic Conference on Tectonics of the Earth’s Crust and Mantle and Tectonic Trends in Localization of Mineral Resources (GEOS, Moscow, 2005), Vol. 2, pp. 121–123 [in Russian].

    Google Scholar 

  41. Yu. M. Pushcharovsky and D. Yu. Pushcharovsky, “A New Generation of the Tectonic-Geodynamic Model of the Earth: Review of the Problem,” Geotektonics 40(3), 163–168 (2006).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  42. T. Rikitake, “Geophysical and Geological Data on the Japan Island Arc and Its Framework,” in Continental Margins and Island Arcs (Geol. Survey Canada, Paper 66-15, 1966; Mir, Moscow, 1970), pp. 217–236.

  43. V. I. Rybalko, “Liminar Belts: Structure and Evolution,” in Phanerozoic Magmatism of the Sikhote-Alin Volcanic Region (Far East Branch, USSR Acad. Sci., Vladivostok, 1987), pp. 31–50 [in Russian].

    Google Scholar 

  44. Relationship of Magmatism and Endogenic Mineralization with Block Tectonics (Nedra, Moscow, 1969) [in Russian].

  45. A. M. Smirnov, Conjugation of the China Platform with Pacific Foldbelt (AN SSSR, Moscow, 1963) [in Russian].

    Google Scholar 

  46. V. V. Solov’ev, Central-Type Structures in Territory of the USSR from the data of Geological and Geomorphic Analysis. Explanatory Notes to the Map of Central-Type Structures on a Scale of 1: 10000000 (VSEGEI, Leningrad, 1978) [in Russian].

    Google Scholar 

  47. Disputable Aspects of Plate Tectonics and Possible Alternatives (IFZ RAN, Moscow, 2002) [in Russian].

  48. T. Yu. Tveritinova and A. V. Vikulin, “Geological and Geophysical Attributes of Vortical Structures in Geological Medium,” Vestnik Kraunts, Ser. Nauk o Zemle, No. 5, 59–76 (2005).

  49. V. P. Utkin, “East Asian Global Strike-Slip System, Volcanic Belts, and Marginal Seas,” Dokl. Akad. Nauk SSSR 240(2), 400–403 (1978).

    Google Scholar 

  50. V. P. Utkin, “Horst-Accretionary Systems, Rift-Grabens, and Volcanic Belts of the Russian Far East,” Tikhookean. Geol. 15(6), 44–72 (1996).

    Google Scholar 

  51. V. P. Utkin, P. L. Nevolin, and A. N. Mitrokhin, “Late Paleozoic and Mesozoic Deformation Patterns of Southwestern Primorye,” Tikhookean. Geol. 26(4), 3–21 (2007).

    Google Scholar 

  52. G. F. Ufimtsev, “Ordering in the Global Topography of the Earth,” Tikhookean. Geol. 7(4), 105–113 (1988).

    Google Scholar 

  53. G. M. Fremd, Orogenic Volcanism of the South Dzhungar and East Sikhote-Alin Belts (Tomsk State Univ., Tomsk, 1972) [in Russian].

    Google Scholar 

  54. A. I. Khanchuk, I. V. Panchenko, and I. V. Kemkin, Paleozoic and Mesozoic Geodynamic Evolution of the Sikhote-Alin and Sakhalin, Preprint of the Far East Branch, USSR Acad. Sci., Vadivostok, 1988.

  55. A. I. Khanchuk, Geology and Evolution of the North-western Continental Framework of the Pacific Ocean, Doct. Sci. (Geol.-Mineral.) Dissertation, Moscow, 1993.

  56. G. I. Khudyakov, Geomorphotectonics of the Southern Far East (Nauka, Moscow, 1977) [in Russian].

    Google Scholar 

  57. V. I. Chuprynin, “Rhythmic Spatial Structures of Geomedia,” Vestn. DVO RAN, No. 5, 41–52 (2001).

  58. V. I. Chuprynin, Nonlinear Phenomena in Geosystems (Nauka, Moscow, 2008) [in Russian].

    Google Scholar 

  59. N. S. Shatsky, “Facies and Formations,” in Selected Works (Nauka, Moscow, 1965), Vol. 4, pp. 219–232 [in Russian].

    Google Scholar 

  60. A. E. Sheidegger, Principles of Geodynamics (Nedra, Moscow, 1987).

    Google Scholar 

  61. M. Ehiro, “Origin and Drift Histories of Some Micro-continents Distributed in Eastern Margin of Asian Continent,” Earth Science 55(2), 71–81 (2001).

    Google Scholar 

  62. B. V. Ejov and L. A. Izosov, “Diamond Content of Primorskij Kraj According to Data of Analysis of Focus Structures—Center of Endogenic Activity,” Geotect. et Metallogenia 19(2/3), 1–11 (1995).

    Google Scholar 

  63. L. A. Izosov, “Korean-Khanka Riftogenic Zone—Potential Diamondiferous Structure,” in Evolution and Dynamics of the Asian Seas (Korean Soc. of Oceanogr., Seoul, 1996), pp. 187–200.

    Google Scholar 

  64. L. A. Izosov, “Paleotectonics and Paleometallogeny of Japan Sea Continent-Ocean Transitional Zone,” in Metallogeny of the Pacific Northwest: Tectonics, Magmatism and Metallogeny of the Active Continental Margins (Vladivostok, Dal’nauka, 2004) pp. 105–107.

    Google Scholar 

  65. L. A. Izosov and G. B. Levashev, “Late Mesozoic Ore-Bearing Olistostromes of Sikhote-Alin and Their Formation Equivalents in Japan Sea Region,” Memor. Geol. Lausanne, No. 30, 191–196 (1997).

    Google Scholar 

  66. S. Kojima, “Mesozoic Terrane Accretion in North-East China, Sikhote-Alin and Japan Regions,” in Palaeogeology (Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1989), pp. 213–232.

    Google Scholar 

  67. E. D. Jakson, H. R. Shaw, and K. E. Bargar, “Calculated Geochronology and Stress Field Orientations Along the Hawaiian Chain,” Earth Planet Sci. Lett 26, 145–155 (1975).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  68. Y. Ottofuji and T. Matsuda, “Paleomagnetic Evidence for the Clockwise Rotation of Southwest Japan,” Earth Planet Sci. Lett. 62, 349–359 (1983).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  69. K. Sato, K. Suzuki, M. Nedachi, S. Terashima, M. D. Ryazantseva, A. I. Khanchuk, “Voznesenka Fluorite Deposit in the Khanka Massif, Russia: Geology and Age of Mineralization,” in Metallogeny of the Pacific Northwest: Tectonics, Magmatism and Metallogeny of the Active Continental Margins (Vladivostok, Dal’nauka, 2004), pp. 537–539.

    Google Scholar 

  70. A. Takeuchi, “Pacific Swing: Cenozoic Episodicity of Tectonism and Volcanism in Northeastern Japan,” Mem. Geol. Soc. China, No. 7, 233–248 (1986).

  71. K. Wakita, “Accretionary Tectonics in Japan,” Bull. Geol. Surv. Japan 40(5), 251–253 (1989).

    Google Scholar 

  72. Xu Jiawei, Zhu Guang, Tong Weixing, Sui Kerei, and Liu Zing, “Formation and Evolution of Tancheng-Lujiang Wrench Fault System to the North-West of Pacific Ocean,” Tectonophysics 134(1), 273–310 (1987).

    Article  Google Scholar 

  73. Xu Jiawei, Tong Weixing, Zhu Guang, et al., “An Outline of Pre-Jurassic Tectonic Framework of East Asia,” J. Southeast Asian Earth Sci. 3(1/4), 29–45, 1989.

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Il’ichev Pacific Oceanological Institute, Far East Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Baltiiskaya ul. 43, Vladivostok, 690041, Russia

    L. A. Izosov

  2. Pacific Institute of Geography, Far East Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Radio 7, Vladivostok, 690046, Russia

    V. I. Chuprynin

Authors
  1. L. A. Izosov
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. V. I. Chuprynin
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to L. A. Izosov.

Additional information

Original Russian Text © L.A. Izosov, V.I. Chuprynin, 2012, published in Geotektonika, 2012, Vol. 46, No. 3, pp. 70–91.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Izosov, L.A., Chuprynin, V.I. Formation mechanism of central-type structures in the West Pacific continent-ocean transition zone. Geotecton. 46, 232–250 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0016852112010025

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S0016852112010025

Keywords

Search

Navigation