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Detrital zircon U–Pb geochronology and provenance of the Late Quaternary sandstones in the Kumishi Basin, Northwest China: implication for intracontinental basin-range tectonic evolution

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The tectonic evolution of the South Tianshan Orogenic Belt has long been a focus of geological research. As the intermontane basin of the South Tianshan, the Kumishi Basin has recorded important information relating to the evolution of the South Tianshan Orogenic Belt. The provenance and structural evolution of the Kumishi Basin was analyzed by U–Pb dating of late Quaternary detrital zircon to provide an important information record for the evolution of the South Tianshan Orogenic Belt. The zircon U–Pb ages of 62 effective zircons in the samples were measured by LA-ICP-MS. The zircon ages mainly ranged from ~ 461–422 Ma, ~ 416–366 Ma, to ~ 358–251 Ma. The Th/U ratio showed that the zircons in the Kumishi Basin were mainly magmatic. Based on the analysis of the rock properties and age composition of the potential provenance, it was speculated that the detrital zircons aged ~ 461–422 Ma and ~ 416–366 Ma were related to the subduction of the South Tianshan ocean, and the detrital zircons aged ~ 358–251 Ma were controlled by the magmatic tectonic activity around the basin during the Palaeozoic (from the Carboniferous to the Permian). A comparison of these ages with the tectonic events around the basin indicated that the extensive detrital zircon ages recorded the evolution of the South Tianshan orogenic belt.

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This work is supported by the chemical exploration fund (2017–02) supported by China Chemical Geology and Mine Bureau and the supported by State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences (No. GBL22108).

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Yin, T. Detrital zircon U–Pb geochronology and provenance of the Late Quaternary sandstones in the Kumishi Basin, Northwest China: implication for intracontinental basin-range tectonic evolution. Arab J Geosci 16, 209 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-023-11276-6

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