Formation of the upper reaches of the Yellow River: Provenance evidence from the strata of the Yellow River sedimentary basin

• Published in: Global and planetary change Vol. 229; p. 104224
• Main Authors: Li, Baofeng, Feng, Qi, Wang, Xin, Li, Zaijun, Wang, Fei, Zhao, Chenguang, Yu, Tengfei, Chen, Weiyu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.10.2023
• Subjects: basins; China; climate change; detritus; drainage systems; East Asian monsoon system; evolution; Geochemical fingerprint; Heavy mineral assemblage; monsoon season; Pleistocene epoch; Pliocene epoch; provenance; Sedimentary basin; tectonics; Upper reaches of the Yellow River; Yellow River; China; Yellow River; Sedimentary basin; Upper reaches of the Yellow River; Geochemical fingerprint; Heavy mineral assemblage; East Asian monsoon system

The age of the formation of the upper reaches of the Yellow River is controversial, ranging from the Pliocene to the Middle Pleistocene. However, determining the source of the detrital materials within the Yellow River sedimentary basins outside the Tibetan Plateau can provide important evidence for...