Paleocene initial indentation and early growth of the Pamir as recorded in the western Tarim Basin

•The initial uplift, indentation, and northward growth of the Pamir began in the Paleocene.•A major provenance change in the western Tarim Basin took place in the early Paleogene.•West Kunlun mountains separated the Tarim and Central Pamir-Aksai Chin basins in the Jurassic-Cretaceous. It is presentl...

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Published in:	Tectonophysics Vol. 772; p. 228207
Main Authors:	Zhang, Shijie, Hu, Xiumian, Garzanti, Eduardo
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 05.12.2019 Elsevier BV
Subjects:	Alluvial basins Alluvial deposits Alluvial fans Cenozoic Conglomerates Cretaceous Crustal shortening Elevation Eocene Evolution Geological time Geomorphology Gypsum Indentation Mesozoic Metamorphism Metamorphism (geology) Mountains Palaeocene Paleocene Paleogene Paleogeographic evolution Provenance Provenance change Sandstone Sedimentary rocks Sediments Stratigraphy Tectonics Topography Uplift Uplift and indentation of Pamir Western Tarim Basin China Tarim Basin Paleogeographic evolution Western Tarim Basin Uplift and indentation of Pamir Provenance change
ISSN:	0040-1951, 1879-3266
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