Nature of orogenesis and volcanism in the Caucasus region based on results of regional tomography

In the paper, we discuss the problem of continental collision and related volcanism in the Caucasus and surrounding areas based on the analysis of the upper mantle seismic structure in a recently derived model by Koulakov (2011). This model, which includes P and S-velocity anomalies down to 1000 km...

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Main Authors: I. Koulakov, I. Zabelina, I. Amanatashvili, V. Meskhia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2012-10-01
Series:Solid Earth
Online Access:http://www.solid-earth.net/3/327/2012/se-3-327-2012.pdf