Marine carbonate reservoirs formed in evaporite sequences in sedimentary basins: A review and new model of epeiric basin-scale moldic reservoirs

D Xiao, J Cao, X Tan, Y Xiong, D Zhang, G Dong… - Earth-Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
The development of evaporite–carbonate assemblages is a common sedimentary process
in restricted and evaporitic marine environments. These assemblages provide important …

Late Pliocene and early Pleistocene vegetation and climate change revealed by a pollen record from Nihewan Basin, North China

Y Li, Z Zhang, G Ding, Q Xu, Y Wang, Z Chi… - Quaternary Science …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The Nihewan Formation is an important early Quaternary sedimentary formation in
North China. We conducted pollen analyses of 183 samples and 1611 modern surface …

Late Eocene clay boron-derived paleosalinity in the Qaidam Basin and its implications for regional tectonics and climate

C Ye, Y Yang, X Fang, W Zhang - Sedimentary Geology, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract The Qaidam Basin, located on the northeastern Tibetan Plateau and containing
Cenozoic sediments with a maximum thickness of~ 12,000 m, is an ideal place to study the …

Lacustrine-evaporitic microbial dolomite from a Plio-Pleistocene succession recovered by the SG-1 borehole in the Qaidam Basin, NE Tibetan Plateau

Y Zhao, X Wei, Z Han, C Han, X Gao, R Meng, Q Wang… - Chemical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Plio-Pleistocene evaporitic lacustrine succession in the Qaidam Basin, which
was recovered by drill core SG-1, provides the material for understanding the maturation of …

Paleolake salinity evolution in the Qaidam Basin (NE Tibetan Plateau) between~ 42 and 29 Ma: Links to global cooling and Paratethys sea incursions

C Ye, Y Yang, X Fang, W Zhang, C Song, R Yang - Sedimentary geology, 2020 - Elsevier
Climate change in the Asian interior during the early Cenozoic remains poorly constrained
due to difficulties in distinguishing the impacts of global cooling, the early uplift of the Tibetan …

Obliquity forcing of Late Pliocene–Early Pleistocene aridification in the Qaidam Basin, NE Tibetan Plateau

Q Su, J Nie, W Han, CN Garzione, P Gao - Palaeogeography …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Knowledge of the variations of aridification during past warm periods can help
predict future aridification trends. However, the variation of aridity during the warm Pliocene …

Petrogenesis of the Eocene lacustrine evaporites in the western Qaidam Basin: Implications for regional tectonic and climate changes

Y Xiong, X Tan, K Wu, Q Xu, Y Liu, Y Qiao - Sedimentary Geology, 2021 - Elsevier
Evaporites are of great significance because they provide crucial information on
paleoclimate and hydrochemistry. This paper presents a depositional system comprising a …

Mechanisms for the anisotropic enrichment of organic matter in saline lake basin: A case study of the Early Eocene Dongpu Depression, eastern China

F Jiang, D Chen, C Zhu, K Ning, L Ma, T Xu… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2022 - Elsevier
Organic-rich terrestrial shales, the most promising shale oil production layer, are widely
distributed in major basins in China, and they are usually interbedded salt rocks …

Evolution of Paleogene weathering intensity in the Qaidam Basin, northeastern Tibetan Plateau: Insights from clay geochemistry

C Ye, Y Yang, X Fang, Z Guo, W Zhang, Y Liu - Catena, 2022 - Elsevier
An integrated multiproxy dataset involving both mineralogical and geochemical
investigations of the northern Tibetan Plateau helps in assessing regional weathering …

The influence of subpolar marine ice expansion on global climate in the Early Pleistocene

W Han, J Zan, DB Kemp, T Zhang, Z Wang… - npj Climate and …, 2024 - nature.com
Major climatic-environmental transitions and ecological shifts occurred during the mid-Early
Pleistocene, a time when external forcing conditions were relatively stable. To help elucidate …