Keywords:
Physical geography.
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Electronic books.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (246 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9783319273952
Series Statement:
Regional Geology Reviews Series
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=4560275
Language:
English
Note:
Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- About the Authors -- 1 History of Geological Research in Azerbaijan -- 2 Geomorphology -- 2.1 Authors' Contribution: A Brief Review -- 2.2 Orography -- 2.3 Morphostructural Configuration -- 2.4 Geomorphological Zoning -- References -- 3 Stratigraphy and Lithology -- 3.1 Precambrian-Cambrian -- 3.2 Paleozoic -- 3.2.1 Devonian -- 3.2.1.1 Lower Devonian -- 3.2.1.2 Middle Devonian -- 3.2.1.3 Upper Devonian -- 3.3 Carboniferous -- 3.3.1 Lower Carboniferous -- 3.3.2 Middle-Upper Carboniferous -- 3.4 Permian -- 3.4.1 Lower Permian -- 3.4.2 Upper Permian -- 3.5 Mesozoic -- 3.5.1 Triassic -- 3.5.1.1 Lower Triassic -- 3.5.1.2 Middle Triassic -- 3.5.1.3 Upper Triassic -- 3.5.2 Jurassic -- 3.5.2.1 Lower Jurassic -- Greater Caucasus -- Lesser Caucasus -- 3.5.2.2 Middle Jurassic -- Greater Caucasus -- Kur Depression -- Lesser Caucasus -- 3.5.2.3 Upper Jurassic -- Greater Caucasus -- Lesser Caucasus -- 3.5.3 Cretaceous -- 3.5.3.1 Lower Cretaceous -- Greater Caucasus -- Lesser Caucasus -- 3.5.3.2 Upper Cretaceous -- Greater Caucasus -- Kur Depression -- Lesser Caucasus -- Talysh -- 3.6 Cenozoic -- 3.6.1 Paleogene -- 3.6.1.1 Paleocene -- Greater Caucasus -- Kur Depression -- 3.6.1.2 Lesser Caucasus -- Talysh -- 3.6.1.3 Eocene -- Greater Caucasus -- Kur Depression -- Lesser Caucasus -- Talysh -- 3.6.1.4 Oligocene -- Greater Caucasus -- Kur Depression -- Lesser Caucasus -- Talysh -- 3.6.2 Neogene -- 3.6.2.1 Miocene -- 3.6.2.2 Pliocene -- 3.6.3 Quaternary -- 3.6.3.1 Eopleistocene -- 3.6.3.2 Pleistocene -- 3.6.3.3 Holocene (Novocaspian Horizon) -- References -- 4 Magmatism -- 4.1The Greater Caucasus -- 4.1.1 The Tufan Zone -- 4.1.2 The Vandam Zone -- 4.1.3 The Kur Depression -- 4.2The Lesser Caucasus -- 4.2.1 The Nakhchivan Zone -- 4.2.2 The Goycha-Hakeri Zone -- 4.2.3 The Central Volcano-Plutonic Belt.
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4.2.4 The Southern Volcano-Plutonic Belt -- 4.3The Talysh Zone -- 4.3.1 The Northern Volcano-Plutonic Belt -- 4.4Comparative Analysis of the Paleogene Magmatic Formation Series -- 4.4.1 The Lesser Caucasus Neogene Formations -- 4.4.2 The Late Pliocene-Quaternary Formation -- 4.4.3 Comparative Analysis of Series of the Lesser Caucasus Quaternary Volcanic Formations -- 4.4.4 Rock and Megacryst Inclusions in the Lesser Caucasus and Talysh Volcanogenic Complexes -- 4.5Regularities of the Cenozoic Magmatism Manifestations -- 4.6Geodynamics of Azerbaijan Alpine Magmatism -- 4.6.1 Geodynamics of the Mesozoic Magmatism -- 4.6.2 The Cenozoic Magmatism Geodynamics -- References -- 5 Tectonics -- 5.1Basic Structural Elements -- 5.2The Greater Caucasus Fold-Mountain System -- 5.2.1 The Side Range Megazone -- 5.2.1.1 The Tahirjal Zone -- 5.2.1.2 The Sudur Zone -- 5.2.1.3 The Shakhdagh-Khizi Zone -- 5.2.1.4 The Guton-Gonagkend Zone -- 5.2.2 The Gusar-Devechi Megazone -- 5.2.2.1 The Khachmaz Zone -- 5.2.2.2 The Guba Zone -- 5.2.3 The Southern Slope Megazone -- 5.2.3.1 The Speroza-Tufan Zone -- 5.2.3.2 The Zagatala-Govdagh Zone -- 5.2.4 The Absheron Zone -- 5.2.5 The Kakheti-Vandam-Gobustan Megazone -- 5.2.5.1 The Vandam Zone -- 5.2.5.2 The Shamakhy-Gobustan Zone -- 5.3The Kur Megadepression -- 5.3.1 The Middle Kur Megazone -- 5.3.1.1 The Chatma-Ajinohur Zone -- 5.3.1.2 The Jeyranchol Zone -- 5.3.1.3 The Near-Lesser Caucasus Zone -- 5.3.1.4 The Yevlakh-Agjabadi Zone -- 5.3.1.5 The Kurdamir-Saatly Zone -- 5.3.2 The Lower Kur Megazone -- 5.3.2.1 The Shirvan Zone -- 5.3.2.2 The Mughan Zone -- 5.4The Lesser Caucasus Mountain-Fold System -- 5.4.1 The Artvin-Garabagh Megazone -- 5.4.1.1 The Lok-Garabagh Zone -- 5.4.1.2 The Goycha-Hakeri Zone -- 5.4.1.3 The Gafan Zone -- 5.4.1.4 The Kalbajar Zone -- 5.4.1.5 The Lower Araz Zone -- 5.4.2 The Araz Megazone.
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5.4.2.1 The Sharur-Julfa Zone -- 5.4.2.2 The Ordubad Zone -- 5.4.2.3 The Zangazur Zone -- 5.4.2.4 The Nakhchivan Zone -- 5.5The Talysh Folded Region -- 5.5.1 The Astara Zone -- 5.5.2 The Lerik-Yardymly Zone -- 5.5.3 The Buravar Zone -- 5.5.4 The Jalilabad Zone -- 5.5.5 The Southern Mughan Zone -- 5.6The Caspian Megadepression -- 5.6.1 The Middle Caspian Megazone -- 5.6.1.1 The Yalama-Agzybirchala Zone -- 5.6.1.2 The Northern Absheron Zone -- 5.6.1.3 The Gilazi-Gubadaghyany Zone -- 5.6.1.4 The Absheron-Nearbalkhan Zone -- 5.6.2 The Southern Caspian Megazone -- 5.6.2.1 The Southern Absheron Zone -- 5.6.2.2 The Bandovan Zone -- 5.6.2.3 The Gyzylagaj Zone -- 5.6.2.4 The Lenkaran-Shahagaj Zone -- References -- 6 Neotectonics -- 6.1 Vertical Movements of the Neotectonic Stage -- 6.1.1 The Greater Caucasus -- 6.1.2 The Lesser Caucasus -- 6.1.3 Talysh Region -- 6.1.4 Depression Zones -- 6.2 The Newest Fold-Thrust Deformations -- 6.3 Recent Movements on GPS Data -- References -- 7 Mud Volcanism -- 7.1 Land Mud Volcanoes -- 7.1.1 Lokbatan Mud Volcano -- 7.1.2 Dashgil Mud Volcano -- 7.1.3 Toragay Mud Volcano -- 7.1.4 Boyuk Kyanizdagh Mud Volcano -- 7.1.5 Cheildagh Mud Volcano -- 7.1.6 Goturdagh Mud Volcano -- 7.1.7 Galendarakhtarma Mud Volcano -- 7.1.8 Akhtarma-Pashali Mud Volcano -- 7.1.9 Shikhzarli Mud Volcano -- 7.1.10 Otmanbozdagh Mud Volcano -- 7.1.11 Suleimanakhtarma Mud Volcano -- 7.2 Marine Mud Volcanoes -- 7.2.1 Khara-Zire Island Mud Volcano -- 7.2.2 Garasu (Los) Island Mud Volcano -- 7.2.3 Chigil-Deniz (Kumani) Mud Volcano -- 7.2.4 Mud Volcano in the Marine "Nakhchivan Block" -- 7.2.5 Mud Volcano Oguz -- 7.2.6 Mud Volcano Vezirov -- 7.2.7 Mud Volcano Shah Deniz -- 7.2.8 Mud Volcano Azeri -- References -- Index.
