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It is revealed that the Altyn-Emel mud volcanic field (43°52′56″ N, 79°06′31″ E) in the Yli depression (Dzharkent trough) is structurally linked to the northeastern end of the Chilik-Kemin deep fault. The mud volcano is related to hydrocarbon-rich gases (including methane) and pressure artesian mineralized thermal waters, which uplifted to the surface along the fault zone. It is suggested that the earthquakes with M≤ 5 related both to the Chilik-Kemin fault and other seismic generating structures intensified the mud volcanic activity. In some cases, the eruptions were accompanied by the short-lived ignition of hydrocarbon gases and formation of the Na-rich paralavas. The mud volcanism of the Altyn-Emel field has been manifested during the last 15–20 k.a., and, consequently, the northeastern part of the Chilik-Kemin fault is an active structure.
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Original Russian Text © E.V. Deev, S.N. Kokh, E.V. Sokol, I.D. Zol’nikov, V.S. Panov, 2014, published in Doklady Akademii Nauk, 2014, Vol. 459, No. 3, pp. 321–326.
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Deev, E.V., Kokh, S.N., Sokol, E.V. et al. Mud volcanism as an indicator of late to neopleistocene-holocene activity of the Chilik-Kemin fault, Yli depression, Northern Tien Shan. Dokl. Earth Sc. 459, 1338–1343 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1028334X1411018X
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