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dc.contributor.authorKirscher, Uwe
dc.contributor.authorZwing, A.
dc.contributor.authorAlexeiev, D.
dc.contributor.authorEchtler, H.
dc.contributor.authorBachtadse, V.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T12:51:18Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T12:51:18Z
dc.date.created2016-01-11T20:00:23Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.identifier.citationKirscher, U. and Zwing, A. and Alexeiev, D. and Echtler, H. and Bachtadse, V. 2013. Paleomagnetism of Paleozoic sedimentary rocks from the Karatau Range, Southern Kazakhstan: Multiple remagnetization events correlate with phases of deformation. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. 118 (8): pp. 3871-3885.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/26022
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/jgrb.50253
dc.description.abstract

The paleogeography of the Altaids and its kinematic and tectonic evolution during the final collision and amalgamation of Eurasia is still poorly known. Addressing this problem, a paleomagnetic study has been undertaken on Paleozoic sedimentary rocks from the Karatau, Southern Kazakhstan. Stepwise thermal demagnetization reveals the presence of a high-temperature component of magnetization in most samples. Fold tests indicate a syn-folding age of magnetic remanence acquisition at three of the five areas studied. Directional data of Devonian and Permian rocks yield a positive fold test, implying a primary magnetization. Resulting prefolding paleolatitudes for Permian and Devonian rocks show the proximity of the Karatau to Baltica during those times. Syn- and post-folding magnetizations result in paleolatitudes for Karatau, which intersect the paleolatitude curve based on the Baltica apparent polar wander path (APWP), at times, which can be correlated to major deformational events at ~280 Ma, ~260 Ma, and ~230 Ma, respectively. We interpret this with complicated pattern of remagnetization events accompanying deformation, which can include syn-folding remagnetization events and areas of primary magnetic signals. Additionally, the differences between reference declinations based on the APWP for Baltica and observed declinations suggest successive counterclockwise rotational reorganization of the Karatau during the late Paleozoic to Early Mesozoic, with maximal rotation values of ~65° with respect to Baltica. The remagnetization events are correlated with latest intracontinental stages of orogenic evolution in the Ural mountains and thus the Paleozoic amalgamation of the Eurasian continent and suggest synchronous and coherent tectonic evolution in the Urals and Karatau mountains.

dc.titlePaleomagnetism of Paleozoic sedimentary rocks from the Karatau Range, Southern Kazakhstan: Multiple remagnetization events correlate with phases of deformation
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume118
dcterms.source.number8
dcterms.source.startPage3871
dcterms.source.endPage3885
dcterms.source.titleJournal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth
curtin.departmentDepartment of Applied Geology
curtin.accessStatusOpen access via publisher


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