Overview

This volume presents the results of a comprehensive project on the petroleum geology of Northwest China undertaken by the Bureau of Resources and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, which aimed at reviewing the Phanerozoic stratigraphy, palaeogeography and plate tectonics of the region. This region, which has considerable economic potential as a source of petroleum, gas and minerals, has been for some years the scene of intense activity by exploration geologists and provincial geological surveys. A vast reservoir of information on stratigraphy, palaeontology, tectonics and geochemistry produced by these workers was consulted for incorporation in the present book, and their reports, often written in Chinese and not formally published, contain data that are now summarised or listed in English for the first time.

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Author:   Zhiyi Zhou ,  Dean ,  Zhiyi Zhou
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   VSP International Science Publishers
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.311kg
ISBN:  

9789067642286

ISBN 10:   9067642282
Pages:   316
Publication Date:   01 December 1996
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

Foreword Tu Guangzhi Preface I. TECTONIC CHAPTER 1. EARLY PALAEOZOIC PLATE TECTONICS AND GEOLOGICAL EVOLUTION Zhou Zhiyi, Lin Huanling and Ni Yunan Siberia and Kazakhstan Plates Tarim Plate North China Plate Conclusions CHAPTER 2. LATE PALAEOZOIC TECTONIC FRAMEWORK AND EVOLUTION Ruan Yiping and Liao Weihua Plate Movements Tectonic Attribution of Altun-Beishan and West Junggar Areas Summary of Conclusions CHAPTER 3. GEOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE NORTHWEST CHINA BASINS DURING THE MESOZOIC AND CENOZOIC Chen Jinhua and Yang Hengren Division of Blocks and Attribution of Biostratigraphical Provinces Tectonic Movements Summary of Conclusions II. PALAEOGEOGRAPHY CHAPTER 4. OUTLINE OF THE CAMBRIAN PALAEOGEOGRAPHY Lin Huanling, Zhou Zhiyi, Ni Yunan and Zhou Zhiqiang Kazakhstan Plate Tarim Plate North China Plate CHAPTER 5. PALAEOGEOGRAPHIC DEVELOPMENT DURING THE ORDOVICIAN Zhou Zhiyi, Ni Yunan, Lin Huanling, Zhou Zhiqiang and Yu Feng Introduction Early Ordovician Middle Ordovician Late Ordovician CHAPTER 6. GENERAL ASPECTS OF PALAEOGEOGRAPHY IN THE SILURIAN Ni Yunan, Lin Huanling, Zhou Zhiyi and Zhou Zhiqiang Llandoverian--Wenlockian Ludlovian--Pridolian CHAPTER 7. PALAEOGEOGRAPHIC FRAMEWORK OF THE DEVONIAN Liao Weihua and Ruan Yiping Early Devonian Middle Devonian Late Devonian CHAPTER 8. PALAEOGEOGRAPHY OF THE CARBONIFEROUS AND PERMIAN Ruan Yiping Early Carboniferous Late Carboniferous (Late Serpukhovian to Moscovian) ''Taiyuanian'' Early Permian Late Permian CHAPTER 9. EVOLUTION OF PALAEOGEOGRAPHY DURING THE MESOZOIC Chen Jinhua Introduction Triassic Jurassic Cretaceous CHAPTER 10. A REVIEW OF TERTIARY PALAEOGEOGRAPHY Yang Hengren Introduction South Tarim Early Tertiary Neritic-Estuary and Late Tertiary River-Lake District North Tarim Early Tertiary Lagoon and Late Tertiary River-Lake District Junggar River-Lake District Turpan River-Lake District Qaidam River-Lake District Altun Piedmont-River District South Qilian River-Lake District Gonghe River-Lake District (Late Tertiary) Hexi Corridor River-Lake District Xining-Minhe River-Lake District Lanzhou River-Lake District Ningxia-Eastern Gansu River-Lake District III. STRATIGRAPHIC FRAMEWORK CHAPTER 11. CAMBRIAN Lin Huanling, Zhou Zhiyi, Ni Yunan and Zhou Zhiqiang Altay Western Junggar Tianshan Beishan Tarim Qilian Mountain Altun Mountains Qaidam East Kunlun Mountains CHAPTER 12. ORDOVICIAN Zhou Zhiyi, Ni Yunan, Lin Huanling, Zhou Zhiqiang and Yu Feng Altay Eastern Junggar Western Junggar Tianshan Beishan Tarim Qilian Mountain Altun Mountains Qaidam East Kunlun Mountains West Kunlun Mountains CHAPTER 13. SILURIAN Ni Yunan, Lin Huanling, Zhou Zhiyi and Zhou Zhiqiang Altay Eastern Junggar Western Junggar Tianshan Beishan Tarim Qilian Mountain Qaidam East Kunlun Mountains CHAPTER 14. DEVONIAN Liao Weihua and Ruan Yiping Introduction North Junggar Province North and Middle Tianshan-Beishan Province Tarim Province Qilian-Qaidam Province CHAPTER 15. CARBONIFEROUS AND PERMIAN Ruan Yiping Introduction Subdivision and Correlation of Carboniferous Subdivision and Correlation of Permian CHAPTER 16. MESOZOIC Chen Jinhua Triassic Jurassic Cretaceous CHAPTER 17. TERTIARY Yang Hengren Southwestern Tarim Northern Tarim Junggar Basin Turpan Basin Qaidam Basin Altun Mountains South Qilian Mountain Gonghe Basin Dunhuang Basin Yumen Basin Jiuquan Basin Zhangye Basin Wuwei Bsin Xining-Minhe Basin Lanzhou Basin Ningxia Basin Longdong Basin References Index of Localities

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