Cenozoic evolution of the Pamir plateau based on stratigraphy, zircon provenance, and stable isotopes of foreland basin sediments at Oytag (Wuyitake) in the Tarim Basin (west China)

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue , 2012, Pages 136-148

  Bershaw, John ^a   Garzione, Carmala N ^a   Schoenbohm, Lindsay ^b   Gehrels, George ^c   Tao, Li ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c University of Arizona   (United States)

^d INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Detrital zircons; Himalaya; Paleoaltimetry; Paleoclimate; Pamir plateau; Provenance; Stable isotopes; Stratigraphy; Tarim Basin; Tibetan plateau; U Pb ages

Indexed keywords

BASIN EVOLUTION; CENOZOIC; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; DEFORMATION; DETRITAL DEPOSIT; FORELAND BASIN; GEOLOGICAL RECORD; JURASSIC; MIOCENE; OROGENIC BELT; PALEOCLIMATE; PLATEAU; PROVENANCE; STABLE ISOTOPE; STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

CHINA; HIMALAYAS; PAMIRS; TARIM BASIN; XINJIANG UYGUR;

PARATETHYS;

EID: 84855359715     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2011.04.020     Document Type: Article

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