Abstract:Large-scale strike-slip faults developed at plate or terrane boundaries and intra-plate tectonic settings, serving as a prominent feature of tectonic deformation on the Earth""s surface. They can be categorized into convergent and divergent strike-slip faults. Based on previous studies on strike-slip fault-related structures, this study proposes a new classification system for them. The proposed framework divides strike-slip fault-related folds into three end-members, i.e., strike-slip fault-bend folds, strike-slip fault-propagation folds, and strike-slip detachment folds, along with composite styles of strike-slip interference folds, and establishes their geometric and kinematic models. The study introduces two new types of lotus-shaped superimposed folds related to strike-slip faulting, namely the Kulumudishan-type and Maidoushan-type superimposed folds, along with their formation mechanisms, and elucidates the developing process of strike-slip growth anticlines. It is concluded that strike-slip fault-related structures can serve as significant kinematic indicators for strike-slip faults. Using the West Junggar Orogenic Belt in Central Asia as an example, the study elucidates how the strike-slip fault activity controlled on the migration, concentration, and metallogenic effects of ore-forming elements through tectono-physicochemical processes.