Anzor Giorgadze

Georgian Technical University · Department of Applied Geology

The Rioni foreland fold-and-thrust belt is part of the Greater Caucasus pro-wedge and is one of the most important examples of the collision-driven far-field deformation of the Arabia-Eurasia convergence zone. Here we show the deformation structural style of the Rioni foreland fold-and-thrust belt based on seismic reflection profiles and regional b...

Our study is focused on the structural geometry of the western part of Kura foreland fold-and-thrust belt (KFFTB) disposed in the central part of the Caucasus. Structural architecture of the Georgian part of the KFFTB has been interpreted using seismic reflection profile. Building of structures of the Kura foreland basin was formed by Greater Cauca...

The Rioni foreland fold-and-thrust belt which is part of the western Greater Caucasus pro-wedge is located between the Lesser Caucasus and the Greater Caucasus orogens and is one of the most important examples of the collision-driven far-field deformation of the Arabia-Eurasia convergence zone (Alania et al., 2022). The Rioni foreland fold-and-thru...

Our study is focused on the structural geometry of the outer Rioni foreland fold-and-thrust belt disposed in western Georgia. The structural architecture of the outer Rioni foreland fold-and-thrust belt has been interpreted using a seismic reflection profile. The interpreted seismic profile shows that the compressional structures are represented by...

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The complex Mesozoic-to-present tectonic history of the Caucasus region includes the opening of several intracontinental back-arc extensional basins along the southern edge of the Eurasian continental plate as a response to the northward subduction of the Neo-Tethys beneath Eurasia, followed by the Arabia-Eurasia collision and the tectonic inversio...

The Rioni foreland basin system is located between the Lesser Caucasus (LC) and the Greater Caucasus (GC) orogens. Deformation of the Rioni double flexural foreland basin was controlled by the action of two opposing orogenic fronts, the LC retro-wedge to the south and the GC pro-wedge to the north (Alania et al., 2022). The Rioni foreland fold-and-...

Collision and subsequent convergence of Arabia and Eurasian plates during the late Alpine time caused extensive intracontinental deformation in the Caucasus region (eg, Cavazza et al., 2023). Inversion of back-arc basins, exhumation, and crustal thickening took place in the far-field zone, forming two orogens, and leading to a convergence between t...

The article presents an overview of the structural structure of the Rioni Forland Fold-and-thrust Belt. The structures are mainly represented by folds and duplexes associated with south-vergent faults. The synclines are overlaid by Middle Miocene-Pleistocene syntectonic sediments and are represented by piggy-back basins. Faultrelated folds are main...