THE STRUCTURE AND STRESS-STRAIN FIELD OF THE BAIKAL-PATOM FOLDBELT: IMPLICATIONS FOR ORIGIN
A.V. Sintsov
Institute of the Earth's Crust, Siberian Branch of the RAS, 128 ul. Lermontova, Irkutsk, 664033, Russia
Keywords: Orogen, fold, fault, strain, stress
Pages: 884-892
Abstract
The structure and stress-strain field of the Baikal-Patom orogen (fold arc) show its origin under uniaxial N-S compression. Testing of two alternative models implying pressure from the south or from the north suggests that the stress field and the related strain formed during southward (in the present frame of reference) motion of the Siberian craton.
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