RESULTS OF THE TECTONOPHYSICAL STUDY IN THE DZHANKHOT THRUST ZONE (NORTHWESTERN CAUCASUS)

The paper presents the results of detailed structural analysis Dzhankhot thrust zone which is a part system overthrust nappe structures in southern slope Northwestern Caucasus. relevance research topic found on reason that despite obvious importance these nappes structure Greater Caucasus there still lack in-situ observational data zones and tectonic stress distribution pattern therein. As result geological studies small disjunctive plicative forms Upper Cretaceous Paleocene sediment contact along thrust, were identified major deformation patterns areal deformations depending distance to thrust. There was determined type different parts zone. shown difference development indicators faults for elements folded structures. In some cases, sequence deformations, from synsedimentary (clastic dikes particular) post-sedimentary brittle orientation principal axes reconstruction by method cataclastic confirms thrust-type within studied area near Local stress-tensor determinations are good agreement with location observation points regional structure. Trajectories maximum compression axes, most submeridionally NNW-trending, change northwest immediate vicinity fault features stressed-strained state allow considering this as natural tectonophysical testing ground both tectonic-stress-reconstruction-improvement methodologies study