Geomorphology and Cenozoic history of the Techa-Zyuzelka interfluvial area

Abstract

A complex of geomorphological and geological methods has been applied to studies of a poorly known region on The Trans-Uralian peneplain. Characteristics of the Cenozoic deposits and landforms provide a basis for the most widely spread planation surface to be attributed to the Late Miocene. Both older and younger surfaces are limited in their distribution. Vertical displacement values have been estimated for the Cenozoic faults. The ascertained tectonic movements are considered in their relation to denudation processes which modelled the present-day relief.