Differential exhumation at eastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau, from apatite fission-track thermochronology

Evolution of the NE Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau, constrained by the apatite fission track ages of the mountain ranges around the Xining Basin in NW China

“…25°during this time (17-11 Ma;Yan et al, 2006). The region (i.e., the Laji Shan) between the Central and South Qilian Blocks experienced compression, and the Laji Shan was rapidly uplifted in response to this compression, as recently demonstrated by Liu et al's (2013) sedimentation studies in the basins to the south of the Laji Shan. Moreover, the Xining Basin changed from a lacustrine environment to a fluvially dominated environment in this period with a rapid increase in the sedimentary rate (Dai et al, 2006).…”

“…20-8 Ma) Duvall et al, 2013); Liupan Shan, Laji Shan and Jishi Shan (13-7 Ma) (Zheng et al, 2006;Lu et al, 2012;Lease et al, 2007Lease et al, , 2011Lease et al, , 2012a; Gonghenan Shan (10-7 Ma) (Craddock et al, 2011); Ela Shan (12-6 Ma) ; Qilian Shan (ca. 20-9 Ma) (George et al, 2001;Zheng et al, 2010;Wang et al, 2011a,b); and Longmen Shan (15-10 Ma) (Deng et al, 2013;Wang et al, 2012) (Fig. 1).…”

Tectonic uplift of the Xichang Basin (SE Tibetan Plateau) revealed by structural geology and thermochronology data

“…Richardson et al, 2008;Li et al, 2012b;Wang et al, 2012b;Deng et al, 2013). Richardson et al, 2008;Deng et al, 2013), but not in the interior of the eastern Tibetan Plateau. However, an increase in cooling and exhumation at ca.…”

“…Li et al, 2012b;Wang et al, 2012b) and the Sichuan Basin (e.g. 40-20 Ma, possibly as the result of tectonic transfer of the Neo-Tethyan regime and/or a reorganization of the Yangtze river (Richardson et al, 2008;Deng et al, 2012bDeng et al, , 2013. Collectively, most of the studies suggest a marked acceleration in cooling and exhumation from rates of ca.…”

Structural geometry and kinematic processes at the intracontinental Daloushan mountain chain: Implications for tectonic transfer in the Yangtze Block interior

“…It indicates that deformation and exhumation occurred during the post-Late Palaeogene to Neogene (D 3 ). Li et al (2012aLi et al ( , 2012bLi et al ( , 2012c and Deng et al (2013) argued that major regional erosion across the Sichuan Basin started not earlier than 40-20 Ma, roughly later than the major plate reorganization of the Indo-Eurasia blocks (Najman et al, 2010). The latter resulted in largescale Tibetan crustal mass movement eastward, and development of numerous lithospheric-scale strike-slip faults and shortening, etc.…”