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Base level change and depositional filling response of Jurassic in the Qiangtang Basin of Tibet

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The base level during the deposition of Jurassic in the Qiangtang Basin shows a complete cycle from rising to falling. The base level change is closely connected with tectonic evolution of the basin, especially connected with Bangonghu-Nujiang ocean evolution process in the formation and evolution of the basin. It is also affected by climate. The Jurassic strata correspond to a long-term base level cycle sequence. The sequence is in fact a non-complete symmetrical cycle, consisting of rising hemicycle and falling hemicycle. It can be divided into 6 intermediate-term base level cycle sequences, including 2 carbonate sequences, 3 mixture sedimentary sequences of carbonate and clastic rocks and one clastic sedimentary sequence. Depositional filling characteristics during base level change show that Bangonghu-Nujiang ocean spreads in Toarcian-Bajocian ages, and is at the height of spreading of Bangonghu-Nujiang ocean in Bathonian-Oxfordian ages. In that process, sea area became smaller because of the dry climate. Eventually, marine depositional filling is ended with the subduction and collision of Bangonghu-Nujiang ocean.

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    ShangFeng Zhang, ChangMin Zhang, MingYi Hu, WenPing Gong, ChuanTao Xiao, AiHua Liu & Dong Lü

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Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 40602013, 40572078) and Doctoral Foundation of Ministry of Education of China (Grant No. 20060489002)

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Zhang, S., Zhang, C., Hu, M. et al. Base level change and depositional filling response of Jurassic in the Qiangtang Basin of Tibet. Sci. China Ser. D-Earth Sci. 52 (Suppl 1), 143–151 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11430-009-5003-y

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