Morphogenesis of the Great Altai

Abstract

The Great Altai is discordant to the structure of Central-Asian orogenic belt being the interlink between the Tien-Shan and the Sayan-Baikal-Stanovoi mountain systems. The Great Altai is characterized by complex inner zonality, which may be seen in the Mongol-Altai mountain raise and series of diagonal (N-W) and lateral ridges. The formation of the Great Altai was multistage with the consecutive interference of these orogenic zones.