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The Geodynamics of the Katun Fault (Gorny Altai) according to Structural and Kinematic Data

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The kinematic characteristics of faults included in the structure of the active Katun Fault in Gorny Altai have been determined by methods of structural–paragenetic and cataclastic analysis of disjunctives (faults). It is proven that the Katun Fault is a strike-slip fault developing in different areas under transpressive or transtensional conditions. The most recent grabens along the Katun fault were formed under conditions of strike-slip displacements and locally manifested horizontal extension or extension with shear.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The authors are grateful to Yu.L. Rebetskii, E.V. Porechnaya, and N.T. Maidan for assistance in organizing and carrying out field works.

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This study was carried out according to the State Assignments of the Schmidt Institute of Physics of the Earth, Russian Academy of Sciences, and Institute of Petroleum Geology and Geophysics, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences.

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  1. Moscow State University, 119991, Moscow, Russia

    T. Yu. Tveritinova

  2. Schmidt Institute of Physics of the Earth, Russian Academy of Sciences, 123995, Moscow, Russia

    A. V. Marinin

  3. Trofimuk Institute of Petroleum Geology and Geophysics, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090, Novosibirsk, Russia

    E. V. Deev

  4. Novosibirsk State University, 630090, Novosibirsk, Russia

    E. V. Deev

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Tveritinova, T.Y., Marinin, A.V. & Deev, E.V. The Geodynamics of the Katun Fault (Gorny Altai) according to Structural and Kinematic Data. Moscow Univ. Geol. Bull. 78, 225–238 (2023). https://doi.org/10.3103/S0145875223020126

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