The Tectonic and Uplift History of the Kuruketage Area in the North-East Edge of the Tarim Basin, China: Constraints from Detrital Zircon and Apatite Fission Track Data

Abstract:

This study uses the application of zircon fission track (ZFT) and apatite fission track (AFT) thermochronometry technique to investigate the tectonic and uplift history of the Kuruketage area, north-east edge of the Tarim Basin. Based on measured ZFT, AFT and equivalent vitrinite reflectance measurements of samples in sedimentary rocks in Kuruketage area, the temperature time evolution history from early Paleozoic strata was modeled. The results show that the youngest peaks of ZFT at 371-392Ma and 328 - 305.7Ma record Hercynian tectonic and uplift event; the AFT peaks at 134.5 - 164Ma, 73 - 100Ma and 35.4Ma mainly represent the Late-Cretaceous tectonic and uplift event in Kuruketage area. The AFT thermal modeling results from the early Paleozoic strata indicate that the maximum paleo-temperature (at 140 215°C) experienced in late Silurian to early Devonian, and the strata temperature decreased to about 120°C before the Late-Cretaceous.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 330)
• Pages: 1067-1070
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.330.1067
• Online since: June 2013
• Authors: Hui Xiao, Wei Han, Feng Guo
• Keywords: Apatite Fission Track (AFT), Kuruketage Area, Tarim Basin, Tectonic Event, Zircon Fission Track (ZFT)

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