Late Miocene Intensified Tectonic Uplift and Climatic Aridification on the Northeastern Tibetan Plateau: Evidence From Clay Mineralogical and Geochemical Records in the Xining Basin

The uplift of the Tibetan Plateau (TP) during the late Cenozoic is thought to be one of crucial factors controlling Asian climate. However, the complex interaction between tectonics and climate change is still unclear. Here we present the first record of clay mineralogy and elemental geochemistry co...

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Published in:Geochemistry, geophysics, geosystems : G3 geophysics, geosystems : G3, 2019-02, Vol.20 (2), p.829-851
Main Authors: Yang, Rongsheng, Yang, Yibo, Fang, Xiaomin, Ruan, Xiaobai, Galy, Albert, Ye, Chengcheng, Meng, Qingquan, Han, Wenxia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
aridification
Cenozoic
Clay
clay minerals
Climate change
Drying
Earth Sciences
Erosion
Geochemistry
Global cooling
Illite
Illites
Interactions
late Miocene
Lithology
Mineralogy
Miocene
New records
Plate tectonics
Provenance
Regional climates
Routing
Sciences of the Universe
Sedimentation
Silicates
Smectites
tectonic uplift
Tectonics
Tibetan Plateau
Transportation
Uplift
Weathering
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Summary:The uplift of the Tibetan Plateau (TP) during the late Cenozoic is thought to be one of crucial factors controlling Asian climate. However, the complex interaction between tectonics and climate change is still unclear. Here we present the first record of clay mineralogy and elemental geochemistry covering ~12.7–4.8 Ma in a fluvial‐lacustrine sequence in the Xining Basin. Geochemical provenance proxies (Th/Sc, Zr/Sc, and Cr/Zr) in the
ISSN:1525-2027
1525-2027
DOI:10.1029/2018GC007917