| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6427877 | Earth and Planetary Science Letters | 2015 | 13 Pages |
Abstract
- Zircon U-Pb/FT double dating provides new ages for the sediments in southwestern Tarim Basin.
- The data show episodic exhumation and magmatism in the West Kunlun Mountains.
- The orogen has emerged since the Triassic-Early Jurassic and was rejuvenated in the Meso-Cenozoic.
- A double-sided lithospheric wedge model is proposed to explain Neogene tectonism in western Tibet.
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Authors
Kai Cao, Guo-Can Wang, Matthias Bernet, Peter van der Beek, Ke-Xin Zhang,