Provenance Analysis of the Paleogene Strata in the Northern Qaidam Basin, China: Evidences from Sediment Distribution, Heavy Mineral Assemblages and Detrital Zircon U–Pb Geochronology

Provenance Analysis of the Paleogene Strata in the Northern Qaidam Basin, China: Evidences from Sediment Distribution, Heavy Mineral Assemblages and Detrital Zircon U–Pb Geochronology

Using provenance analysis to build an accurate source-to-sink relationship is the key to infer mountain building scenarios around the Qaidam Basin, and also important to understanding the uplift and expansion of the Tibetan Plateau. However, some conflicting provenance inferences are caused by diffe...

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Main Authors: Jianguo Yin, Shuai Zhang, Zhixiong Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-09-01
Series:Minerals
Subjects:
provenance analysis
stratigraphic thicknesses
net sand to gross thickness ratio
conglomerate percentage
heavy mineral analysis
detrital zircon U‒Pb geochronology
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/10/10/854

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