Outward-growth of the Tibetan Plateau during the Cenozoic: A review

C Wang, J Dai, X Zhao, Y Li, SA Graham, D He, B Ran… - Tectonophysics, 2014 - Elsevier
The surface uplift history of the Tibetan Plateau (TP) offers a key testing ground for
evaluating models of collisional tectonics and holds important implications for processes …

The magnetic and color reflectance properties of hematite: From Earth to Mars

Z Jiang, Q Liu, AP Roberts, MJ Dekkers… - Reviews of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Hematite is a canted antiferromagnet with reddish color that occurs widely on Earth and
Mars. Identification and quantification of hematite is conveniently achieved through its …

Ancient orogenic and monsoon-driven assembly of the world's richest temperate alpine flora

WN Ding, RH Ree, RA Spicer, YW Xing - Science, 2020 - science.org
Origins of an alpine flora The evolution of high mountain floras is strongly influenced by
tectonic and climatic history. Ding et al. document the timing, tempo, and mode by which the …

High-resolution magnetostratigraphic study of the Paleogene-Neogene strata in the Northern Qaidam Basin: Implications for the growth of the Northeastern Tibetan …

J Ji, K Zhang, PD Clift, G Zhuang, B Song, X Ke… - Gondwana …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract The Cenozoic terrestrial, intermontane Qaidam Basin on the northeastern edge of
the Tibetan Plateau contains> 12 km of sedimentary rocks that potentially document the …

Reconstructing Greater India: Paleogeographic, kinematic, and geodynamic perspectives

DJJ van Hinsbergen, PC Lippert, S Li, W Huang… - Tectonophysics, 2019 - Elsevier
Key in understanding the geodynamics governing subduction and orogeny is reconstructing
the paleogeography of 'Greater India', the Indian plate lithosphere that subducted since …

Evolution and variability of the Asian monsoon and its potential linkage with uplift of the Himalaya and Tibetan Plateau

R Tada, H Zheng, PD Clift - Progress in Earth and Planetary Science, 2016 - Springer
Uplift of the Himalaya and Tibetan Plateau (HTP) and its linkage with the evolution of the
Asian monsoon has been regarded as a typical example of a tectonic–climate linkage …

Cenozoic magnetostratigraphy of the Xining Basin, NE Tibetan Plateau, and its constraints on paleontological, sedimentological and tectonomorphological evolution

X Fang, Y Fang, J Zan, W Zhang, C Song, E Appel… - Earth-Science …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The Xining Basin is well known for its thick and continuous sequence of fine-
grained Cenozoic sediments. In addition, it contains important Xiejia fauna which define the …

Cenozoic cooling history of the North Qilian Shan, northern Tibetan Plateau, and the initiation of the Haiyuan fault: Constraints from apatite-and zircon-fission track …

B Li, X Chen, AV Zuza, D Hu, W Ding, P Huang, S Xu - Tectonophysics, 2019 - Elsevier
The growth of the Tibetan Plateau resulted primarily from India-Asia convergence since
initial collision at 65–55 Ma. The Cenozoic Qilian Shan thrust belt and the left-slip strike …

Source-to-sink fluctuations of Asian aeolian deposits since the late Oligocene

Y Sun, Y Yan, J Nie, G Li, Z Shi, X Qiang, H Chang… - Earth-Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
The source-to-sink fluctuations of Asian aeolian deposits have been investigated over the
past two decades using multiple mineralogical and geochemical tracers. These source …

Magnetostratigraphy of Cenozoic deposits in the western Qaidam Basin and its implication for the surface uplift of the northeastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau

H Chang, L Li, X Qiang, CN Garzione, A Pullen… - Earth and Planetary …, 2015 - Elsevier
Thick Cenozoic deposits in the northwestern Qaidam Basin record erosion of the Altyn Tagh
and high terrain west of that basin and presumably the concurrent growth of the northeastern …