ANTI-CAUCASIAN FOLDING OF THE KURA-SOUTH CASPIAN HOLLOW (BY THE EXAMPLE OF SOUTH CASPIAN BASIN AND CIS-LESSER CAUCASIAN TROUGH)

The South Caspian Basin (SCB) is the deepest submerged sedimentary basin in World and occupies entire southern deep-water part of Sea Kura West Turkmenian lowlands adjacent to it from west east. SCB has thinnest (6...8 km) consolidated oceanic-type crust thickest cover (25...30 km). thickness Pliocene-Quaternary deposits 10...12 km. main oil gas complex – Productive-Red-Colored Strata Lower Pliocene 7 ... 8 More than 6 km volcanic-sedimentary accumulated within Lesser Caucasian trough at Mesozoic stage development. However, western translucent pre-Jurassic basement which a northeastern orientation formed similar overlying deposits. All above mentioned events took place under conditions compression north were realized level by subduction, structure forming processes. Primary migration passes into lateral zones uplifted ones. Deep faults that have transverse folding can also serve as routes. predominantly gas-bearing depositional zone Productive represented both anti-Caucasian strike. Despite fact Kura-South-Caspian depression present covers territory Dziruly massif east inclusive single negative structural element, time follows two independent areas subsidence sediments accumulation Transcaucasian microcontinent (western part) Greater Caucasian-South rift (eastern part). Therefore, Kura-South different genesis naturally potential.