Paleoelevation of Tibetan Lunpola basin in the Oligocene–Miocene transition estimated from leaf wax lipid dual isotopes

Jia, Guodong; Bai, Yang; Ma, Yongjia; Sun, Jimin; Peng, Ping’an

doi:10.1016/j.gloplacha.2014.12.007

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“…According to previous palaeoelevation study results, in the late Oligocene (~26 Ma), the Nima Basin had reached approximately 4,000 m 5 and the Lunpola basin had reached 3,190 ± 100 m5051. Combining these results with the results of our study suggests that the northern Lhasa terrane experienced surface uplift of at least 3,000 m over approximately 10 million years from the late Eocene to the late Oligocene.…”

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Low palaeoelevation of the northern Lhasa terrane during late Eocene: Fossil foraminifera and stable isotope evidence from the Gerze Basin

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Zhang

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The Lhasa terrane is a key region for understanding the paleoelevation of the southern Tibetan Plateau after India-Asia collision. The Gerze Basin, located in the northern part of the Lhasa terrane, is a shortening-related basin. We discovered Lagena laevis (Bandy) fossils in upper Eocene strata of the Gerze Basin. This type of foraminifera is associated with lagoon and estuarine environments, indicating that the northern part of the Lhasa terrane was near sea level during the late Eocene. We speculate that these foraminifera were transported inland by storm surges to low elevation freshwater lakes during times of marine transgressions. This inference is consistent with the relatively positive δ18O values in carbonate from the same deposits that indicate low palaeoelevations close to sea level. Considering the palaeoelevation results from the nearby Oligocene basins at a similar latitude and the volcanic history of the Lhasa terrane, we infer that large-magnitude surface uplift of the northern Lhasa terrane occurred between late Eocene and late Oligocene time.

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Low palaeoelevation of the northern Lhasa terrane during late Eocene: Fossil foraminifera and stable isotope evidence from the Gerze Basin

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Zhang

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“…2 An assumed temperature of 10 AE 10°C for the study area during the late Eocene-Miocene (Rowley & Currie, 2006). Considering that the middle to late Cenozoic Lunpola Basin sits at an elevation of 2.8 to 4.0 km (Rowley & Currie, 2006;Deng et al, 2012;Jia et al, 2015), the temperature of 10°C is a relatively reasonable annual surface temperature for the palaeo-lake.…”

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Nucleation and stabilization of Eocene dolomite in evaporative lacustrine deposits from central Tibetan plateau

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In past decades, the formation of dolomite at low temperature has been widely studied in both natural systems and cultured experiments, yet the mechanism(s) involved in the nucleation and precipitation of dolomite remains unresolved. Late Eocene dolomitic deposits from core in the upper Niubao Formation (Lunpola Basin, central Tibetan Plateau, China) are selected as a case study to understand the dolomitization process(es) in the geological record. Dolomite formation in Lunpola Basin can be ascribed to a different mechanism forming the large quantities of replacive dolostones in the geological record; and provides a potential fossil analogue for primary dolomite precipitation at low temperature. This analogue consists of an alternation of laminated dolomitic beds, organic‐rich and siliciclastic layers; formed in response to intense evaporation interpreted to take place in a continental shallow lake environment. Mineralogical, textural and stable isotopic evaluations suggest that the dolomite from those dense‐clotted laminated beds is a primary precipitate. At the nanoscale, these dolomitic beds are composed of Ca–Mg carbonate globular nanocrystals (diameter 80 to 100 nm) embedded in an organic matrix and attached to clay flakes. Micro‐infrared spectroscopy analyses have revealed the presence of aliphatic compounds in the organic matrix. Microscopic and elemental compositional studies suggest that clay surfaces may facilitate the nucleation of dolomite at low temperature in the same way as the organic matrix does. The dolomite laminae show values for δ18OVPDB from −3.2 to −1.76‰ and for δ13CVPDB from −2.62 to −3.78‰. Inferred δ18OSMOW values of the lake water reveal typical evaporitic hydrological conditions. These findings provide a potential link to primary dolomite formation in ancient and modern sedimentary environments; and shed new light on the palaeoenvironmental conditions in central Tibet during the Eocene.

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“…The Tibetan Plateau is the largest and highest plateau on Earth. However, when and how the Tibetan Plateau obtained its high elevation remains partially answered (Cyr et al, 2005;Deng & Jia, 2018;Hoke et al, 2014;Jia et al, 2015;Molnar et al, 1993;Tapponnier et al, 2001;Tang et al, 2017;Xu et al, 2013Xu et al, , 2015Wang et al, 2014;Yin & Harrison, 2000;Zuza et al, 2016). Many geodynamic models concerning the mechanism driving the surface uplift of Tibetan Plateau have been proposed in the past few decades: (1) homogeneous thickening of the Tibetan Plateau crust as a viscous sheet (England & Houseman, 1986), implying an overall surface uplift model; (2) underthrusting of Indian lithosphere beneath the Tibetan Plateau (DeCelles et al, 2002;Powell & Conaghan, 1973;van Hinsbergen et al, 2012;Zhao et al, 2011), predicting a gradual northward surface uplift model; (3) vertical inflation of the Tibetan Plateau crust by lower crustal channel flow (Clark & Royden, 2000;Royden et al, 1997), suggesting a eastward surface uplift model; (4) oblique subduction of different blocks of Asian lithosphere initiated in the Eocene but was younging northward, resulting in rigid block extrusion and a northward stepwise growth (Tapponnier et al, 2001); (5) pre-Cenozoic crust thickening by upper crust deformation (Murphy et al, 1997).…”

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“…Vertical transect studies of soils in the Tibetan Plateau reveal that leaf wax n-alkane hydrogen isotopes are highly correlated with elevation (Bai et al, 2015;Jia et al, 2008). Leaf wax nalkane hydrogen isotope analysis has been applied to Tibetan Plateau, Sierra Nevada, and Andes (Anderson et al, 2015;Currie et al, 2016;Deng & Jia, 2018;Hren et al, 2010;Jia et al, 2015;Polissar et al, 2009;Zhuang et al, 2014).…”

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Late Eocene–Oligocene High Relief Paleotopography in the North Central Tibetan Plateau: Insights From Detrital Zircon U–Pb Geochronology and Leaf Wax Hydrogen Isotope Studies

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The knowledge of provenance and paleoelevation of late Cretaceous-Cenozoic terrestrial basins is crucial in discriminating different topography growth models for Tibetan Plateau. The Hoh Xil Basin is located in the north central Tibetan Plateau, and its thick sediments provide an excellent record for investigating the growth history of Tibetan Plateau. Here we present an integrated study by applying detrital zircon U-Pb geochronology and leaf wax n-alkane hydrogen isotope analysis to the Yaxicuo Group in the Tuotuohe subbasin of the southern Hoh Xil Basin. Maximum depositional age from the youngest detrital zircon U-Pb ages, along with previous palynological data, indicates that the Yaxicuo Group was deposited during late Eocene-Oligocene. Provenance analysis shows that the Yaxicuo Group was mainly sourced from the northern Qiangtang and Songpan-Ganzi terranes. Detrital zircon age spectra of the Yaxicuo Group samples show 33-50 Ma age group in the Tuotuohe subbasin, which is distinctive from those in the Erdaogou subbasin to the north, suggestive of formation of watershed within the Hoh Xil Basin and the tectonic transition from foreland to hinterland basin. The most negative leaf wax hydrogen isotope value yields an estimate of paleoelevation of~4 km, which records the high elevation of the source regions in the northern Qiangtang. We argue that sedimentary record of the Yaxicuo Group with the interpreted transition from foreland to hinterland basin is the result of the northward propagation of the upper crustal shortening, which in combination with other deep processes caused the surface uplift of the Hoh Xil Basin.

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Paleoelevation of Tibetan Lunpola basin in the Oligocene–Miocene transition estimated from leaf wax lipid dual isotopes

Cited by 54 publications

References 66 publications

Low palaeoelevation of the northern Lhasa terrane during late Eocene: Fossil foraminifera and stable isotope evidence from the Gerze Basin

Low palaeoelevation of the northern Lhasa terrane during late Eocene: Fossil foraminifera and stable isotope evidence from the Gerze Basin

Nucleation and stabilization of Eocene dolomite in evaporative lacustrine deposits from central Tibetan plateau

Late Eocene–Oligocene High Relief Paleotopography in the North Central Tibetan Plateau: Insights From Detrital Zircon U–Pb Geochronology and Leaf Wax Hydrogen Isotope Studies

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