Cenozoic multi-phase intracontinental deformation of the Tianshan Range (NW China): Constraints from detrital zircon provenance and syn-tectonic sedimentation of the Kuqa Depression

Xiang, Qin; Chen, Xuanhua; Shao, Zhaogang; Zhang, Yiping; Wang, Yongchao; Li, Bing

doi:10.1016/j.jseaes.2022.105183

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“…According to the observation of surface strain rate and geomorphological characteristics (Figure 5), our numerical results show that the lithospheric thickening beneath Tian Shan orogen is consistent with the characteristics observed in some geophysical observations (Chen et al, 1997;He and Santosh, 2018). Therefore, the late Cenozoic reactivation of the Tian Shan orogen was controlled by the India-Eurasian collision, especially the collision of the mantle lithosphere between India and Tarim since the late Cenozoic (Hendrix et al, 1994;Qin et al, 2022). But the low lithospheric strength of the Tian Shan orogen is the premise that it can be remotely affected by the India-Eurasian collision.…”

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Effect of rheological heterogeneities on the lithospheric deformation of the Tibetan Plateau and neighbouring regions

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et al. 2023

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The Tibetan Plateau, induced by the India-Eurasian collision, has the highest average altitude in the world. During its uplift vertically, the Tibetan Plateau has been considered to expand laterally. However, there are several strong and almost non-deformable cratons on its periphery, such as the Tarim, North China craton, and South China block. The present landform features show that these cratons limit the expansion of the Tibetan Plateau. However, there is still much controversy over whether the deformation can be transmitted to periphery orogens or reactivate ancient orogens in the cratons. This study used numerical models to investigate the effect of rheological heterogeneities on the lithospheric deformation of the Tibetan Plateau and its neighbouring regions. The results show that the lateral heterogeneities of the lithosphere have an important influence on the deformation or strain partitioning. Generally, during the lateral expansion of the Tibetan Plateau, its peripheral cratons can transmit the deformation or high strain to neighbouring weak orogens. This case can be used to understand the Tian Shan orogen, which was reactivated by the India-Eurasian collision. However, when the orogens inside the cratons have high lithospheric strength, high strain is difficult to distribute on them and the expanding Tibetan Plateau is constrained by its peripheral cratons. These results can be used to explain the ancient orogens that are not strongly deformed, such as the Jiangnan orogen in the South China block. Because these orogens formed at the same time as the cratons and have relatively high lithospheric strength. In addition, the large lithospheric thickness difference and low crustal rheological contrast favor high strain rates localized on the lithosphere of the ancient orogen in the craton, such as the Trans-North China orogen in the North China craton.

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Effect of rheological heterogeneities on the lithospheric deformation of the Tibetan Plateau and neighbouring regions

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“…Growth strata, i.e., the sediments that were simultaneously deposited during structural deformation, record a wealth of information about the deformation timing, process, and model, which are widely studied to decipher the basin-mountain coupling mechanisms (Verges, 1996(Verges, , 2002Liu et al, 2018;Wang Y et al, 2018;Qin et al, 2020Qin et al, , 2022Zhang Y P et al, 2022). These tectonic structures, such as folds and faults, that develop at the edges of basins or within the basins, usually control sedimentary processes and are commonly known as -growth structures‖ (Suppe et al, 1992;Shaw et al, 1994;McClay, 2011;Poblet, 2012;Liu et al, 2018).…”

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“…1b), which formed a complex accretionary orogenic belt in central Asia (Xiao et al, 2013). Influenced by the convergence events on the southern margin of the Eurasia since the Early Triassic, the Tianshan range underwent multi-phase intracontinental deformation (Hendrix et al, 1992;Yin et al, 1998;Dumitru et al, 2001;Jia et al, 2003;Li and Peng, 2010;Jolivet et al, 2010;Qin et al, 2020Qin et al, , 2022Wang et al, 2023) (Fig. 1a) and was especially affected by the far-field Indian-Asian collision during the Cenozoic era (Tapponnier and Molnar, 1979;Avouac et al, 1993;Lu et al, 1994;Yin et al, 1998;Huang et al, 2006;Zhang et al, 2014;Yang et al, 2017;Qin et al, 2020Qin et al, , 2022.…”

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“…The syn-tectonic growth strata are formed during the tectonic events (Suppe et al, 1992;Hardy and Poliet, 1994;Shaw and Suppe, 1994;Vergé s et al, 1996Vergé s et al, , 2002Zapata et al, 1996). Therefore, the age of the lowest bedding of the growth strata can accurately constrain the initial timing of the tectonic events (Liu et al, 2018;Wang Y et al, 2018;Chen et al, 2019;Qin et al, 2022). The Kuqa Depression, a long and narrow structural basin, is adjoined with the southern margin of the South Tianshan range (Fig.…”

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Late Triassic Intracontinental Deformation of South Tianshan, Central Asia: Evidence from Syn‐tectonic Sedimentation and Detrital Zircon Provenances of the Kuqa Depression

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CHEN,

SHAO

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Acta Geologica Sinica (Eng)

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The Tianshan range, a Paleozoic orogenic belt in Central Asia, has undergone multiple phases of tectonic activities characterized by the N‐S compression after the early Mesozoic, including the far‐field effects of the Cenozoic Indian‐Asian collision. However, there are limited reports on the tectonic deformation and initiation of Triassic intracontinental deformation in the Tianshan range. Understanding this structural context is crucial for interpreting the early intracontinental deformation history of the Eurasian continent during the early Mesozoic. Growth strata and syn‐tectonic sediments provide a rich source of information on tectonic activities and have been extensively used in the studies of orogenic belts. Based on detail fieldwork conducted in this study, the middle‐late Triassic Kelamayi Formation of the northern Kuqa Depression in the southern Tianshan fold‐thrust belt has been identified as the typical syn‐tectonic growth strata. The youngest detrital zircon component in two lithic sandstone samples from the bottom and top of the Kelamayi growth strata yielded U‐Pb ages of 223.4 ± 3.1 and 215.5 ± 2.9 Ma, respectively, indicating that the maximum depositional age of the bottom and top of the Kelamayi growth strata is 226‐220 and 218‐212 Ma. The geochronological distribution of detrital samples from the Early‐Middle Triassic and Late Triassic revealed abrupt changes, suggesting a new source supply resulting from tectonic activation in the Tianshan range. The coupling relationship between the syn‐tectonic sedimentation of the Kelamayi Formation and the South Tianshan fold‐thrust system provides robust evidence that the Triassic intracontinental deformation of the South Tianshan range began at approximately 226‐220 Ma (during the Late Triassic) and ended at approximately 218‐212 Ma. These findings provide crucial constraints for understanding the intraplate deformation in the Tianshan range during the Triassic.

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Combining geomorphological and kinematic models to analyze tectonic deformation rates: A case study of the Bayin anticline in the eastern Tian Shan Mountains

Bao,

Ren,

et al. 2024

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Cenozoic multi-phase intracontinental deformation of the Tianshan Range (NW China): Constraints from detrital zircon provenance and syn-tectonic sedimentation of the Kuqa Depression

Cited by 12 publications

References 81 publications

Effect of rheological heterogeneities on the lithospheric deformation of the Tibetan Plateau and neighbouring regions

Effect of rheological heterogeneities on the lithospheric deformation of the Tibetan Plateau and neighbouring regions

Late Triassic Intracontinental Deformation of South Tianshan, Central Asia: Evidence from Syn‐tectonic Sedimentation and Detrital Zircon Provenances of the Kuqa Depression

Combining geomorphological and kinematic models to analyze tectonic deformation rates: A case study of the Bayin anticline in the eastern Tian Shan Mountains

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