Abstract
Basin deposits of the northeastern Tibetan Plateau provide an ideal record for understanding the uplift and the geomorphic evolution in NW China. In this study, we present U-Pb age spectra of detrital zircon from the borehole WW-01 in the Wuwei Basin in the northeastern Tibetan Plateau. The results indicate that: (1) The dominant provenance of the Wuwei Basin was derived from Qilianshan Orogenic Belt (QOB) at 10.34–9.51 Ma, 8.18 Ma, 2.02–0.09 Ma, and the Alxa Block (AB) at 8.69 Ma and 8.14–4.51 Ma. (2) The transitions in the dominant provenance area, at 9.51–8.69 Ma and 8.18–8.14 Ma, were controlled by the closely related to the pre-existing landforms of the basin and its periphery. And the transitions of 8.69–8.18 Ma and 4.51–2.02 Ma were prevailing in the uplift of the northeastern Tibetan Plateau. (3) Provenance analysis, integrated with the sedimentary and structural analysis, show that the initial uplift of the northeastern Tibetan Plateau in the Cenozoic occurred at ca. 8.25 Ma, and the last uplift occurred at ca. 2.58 Ma, corresponding to the geomorphological formation of the northeastern Tibetan Plateau.
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
