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Tectonic and geomorphologic investigation of the Cenozoic Kurai and Chuya Depressions of Gorny Altai (South Siberia), combined with the examination of the existing geological literature and interpretation of SPOT satellite images, show that these depressions developed under the complex interaction of tectonic, sedimentary and climatic processes. The structure of this system of depressions is controlled by the reactivation of the pre-existing Late Paleozoic fault systems. The pre-Paleogene weathering surface and the Pleistocene glacial deposits strongly record the evolution of the climatic input. The timing of tectonic movements and the orientation of the recent stress field are controlled to a large extent by external tectonics, probably in relation to the India - Eurasia convergence.

• Continental Rift Tectonics and Evolution of Sedimentary Basins
• Inheritance of Geological Structures (IGS)