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Geodymanics of Tibet, Tarim, and the Tien Shan in the Late Cenozoic

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The tectonic and geodynamic consequences of the collision between Hindustan and Eurasia are considered in the paper. The tectonic evolution and deformation of Tibet and the Tien Shan in the Late Cenozoic is described on the basis of geological, geophysical, and geodetic data. The factual data and their interpretation, which shed light on the kinematics of the tectonic processes in the lithosphere and the geodynamics of the interaction between the Tien Shan, Tarim, and Tibet are discussed. A geodynamic model of their interaction is proposed.

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Burtman, V.S. Geodymanics of Tibet, Tarim, and the Tien Shan in the Late Cenozoic. Geotecton. 46, 185–211 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0016852112030028

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