Foreword Tu Guangzhi Preface Ⅰ.TECTONICS Chapter 1 Early Palaeozoic Plate Tectonics and Geological Evolution Zhou Zhiyi,Lin Huanling & Ni Yunan 1 Siberia and Kazakhstan Plates 1.1 Middle Tianshan Ocean 1.2 North Tianshan Ocean 1.3 North Junggar Ocean 1.4 Break up and Reconstruction of the Junggar Block 2 Tarim Plate 3 North China Plate 4 Conclusions Chapter 2 Late Palaeozoic Tectonic Framework and Evolution Ruan Yiping & Liao Weihua 1 Plate Movements 1.1 Accretion of the Siberia Plate and Disintegration of the Kazakhstan Plate 1.2 Tectonic Evolution of the Tarim and Qilian-Qaidam Plates from the Early Devonian to the Moscovian(Late Carboniferous) 1.3 Formation and Evolution of the Angara and Cathaysia Plates 2 Tectonic Attribution of Altun-Beishan and West Junggar Areas 2.1 Altun-Beishan Geowedge 2.2 Stratigraphical and Palaeontological Evidence for the West Junggar Nappe 3 Summary of Conclusions Chapter 3 Geological Development of the Northwest China Basins During the Mesozoic and Cenozoic Chen Jinhua & Yang Hengren 1 Division of Blocks and Attribution of Biostratigraphical Provinces 1.1 Altay Block 1.2 Junggar Block 1.3 Middle Tianshan Block 1.4 Tarim Block 1.5 Altun Lineament and the Altun-Beishan Geowedge 1.6 Qilian-Qinling Lineament 1.7 South Arkatag-Maqu Lineament 1.8 Qaidam Faulted Block 1.9 Beishan Block 1.10 Hexi Corridor Block 2 Tectonic Movements 2.1 Late Middle Triassic Uplift 2.2 Late Late Triassic Uplift 2.3 Middle Early Jurassic Uplift 2.4 Late Jurassic Uplift 2.5 “Middle Cretaceous”Movements 2.6 Latest Cretaceous Uplift 2.7 Early/Late Tertiary Movements and the Formation of Certain Large Basins 3 Summary of Conclusions Ⅱ.PALAEOGEOGRAPHY Chapter 4 Outline of the Cambrian Palaeogeography Lin Huanling,Zhou Zhiyi,Ni Yunan & Zhou Zhiqiang 1 Kazakhstan Plate 2 Tarim Plate 3 North China Plate Chapter 5 Palaeogeographic Development During the Ordovician Zhou Zhiyi,Ni Yunan,Lin Huanling,Zhou Zhiqiang & Yu Feng 1 Introduction 2 Early Ordovician 2.1 Kazakhstan Plate 2.2 Tarim Plate 2.3 North China Plate 3 Middle Ordovician 3.1 Siberia Plate 3.2 Kazakhstan Plate 3.3 Tarim Plate 3.4 North China Plate 4 Late Ordovician 4.1 Siberia Plate 4.2 Kazakhstan Plate 4.3 Tarim Plate 4.4 North China Plate Chapter 6 General Aspects of Palaeogeography in the Silurian Ni Yunan,Lin Huanling,Zhou Zhiyi & Zhou Zhiqiang 1 Llandoverian-Wenlockian 1.1 Siberia Plate 1.2 Kazakhstan Plate 1.3 Tarim Plate 1.4 North China Plate 2 Ludlovian-Pridolian 2.1 Siberia Plate 2.2 Kazakhstan Plate 2.3 Tarim Plate 2.4 North China Plate Chapter 7 Palaeogeographic Framework of the Devonian Liao Weihua & Ruan Yiping 1 Early Devonian 1.1 Siberia Plate 1.2 Kazakhstan Plate 1.3 Tarim Plate 1.4 Qilian-Qaidam Plate 2 Middle Devonian 2.1 Siberia Plate 2.2 Kazakhstan Plate 2.3 Tarim Plate 2.4 Qilian-Qaidam Plate 3 Late Devonian 3.1 Siberia Plate 3.2 Kazakhstan Plate 3.3 Tarim Plate 3.4 Qilian-Qaidam Plate Chapter 8 Palaeogeography of the Carboniferous and Permian Ruan Yiping 1 Early Carboniferous 1.1 Siberia Plate 1.2 Kazakhstan Plate 1.3 Tarim Plate 1.4 Qilian-Qaidam Plate 2 Late Carboniferous(Late Serpukhovian to Moscovian) 2.1 Siberia Plate 2.2 Kazakhstan Plate 2.3 Tarim Plate 2.4 Qilian-Qaidam Plate 3 “Taiyuanian” 3.1 Angara Plate 3.2 Tarim Plate 3.3 Qilian-Qaidam Plate 4 Early Permian 4.1 Angara Plate 4.2 Tarim Plate 4.3 Qilian-Qaidam Plate 5 Late Permian 5.1 Angara Plate 5.2 Cathaysia Plate Chapter 9 Evolution of Palaeogeography During the Mesozoic Chen Jinhua 1 Introduction 2 Triassic 2.1 Eurasian Province 2.2 Tethyan Province 3 Jurassic 3.1 Junggar Lake District 3.2 Middle Tianshan Intermontane Basin or Lake District 3.3 North Tarim River and Lake District 3.4 South Tarim Intermontane Basin District 3.5 Southeast Tarim Intermontane Basin District 3.6 Beishan-Badain Jaran Intermontane Basin District 3.7 Altun-Dunhuang Intermontane Basin District 3.8 Qilian-Hexi Corridor-Alxa Intermontane Basin and Lake District 3.9 Qaidam Lake District 3.10 Bayan Har Intermontane Basin District 3.11 Tanggula Neritic District 4 Cretaceous 4.1 Southwest Tarim Embayment District 4.2 North Tarim River-Lake District 4.3 East Tarim Intermontane Basin District 4.4 Junggar Lake District 4.5 Turpan-Hami River-Lake District 4.6 Hexi Corridor-Qilian River-Lake District 4.7 Alxa-Beishan-Badain Jaran Intermontane Basin District 4.8 Qaidam River-Lake District 4.9 Altun Fault-Basin District Chapter 10 A Review of Tertiary Palaeogeography Yang Hengren 1 Introduction 2 South Tarim Early Tertiary Neritic-Estuary and Late Tertiary River-Lake District 3 North Tarim Early Tertiary Lagoon and Late Tertiary River-Lake District 4 Junggar River-Lake District 5 Turpan River-Lake District 6 Qaidam River-Lake District 7 Altun Piedmont-River District 8 South Qilian River-Lake District 9 Gonghe River-Lake District(Late Tertiary) 10 Hexi Corridor River-Lake District 11 Xining-Minhe River-Lake District 12 Lanzhou River-Lake District 13 Ningxia-Eastern Gansu River-Lake District Ⅲ.STRATIGRAPHIC FRAMEWORK Chapter 11 Cambrian Lin Huanling,Zhou Zhiyi,Ni Yunan & Zhou Zhiqiang 1 Altay 2 Western Junggar 3 Tianshan 4 Beishan 5 Tarim 6 Qilian Mountain 7 Altun Mountains 8 Qaidam 9 East Kunlun Mountains Chapter 12 Ordovician Zhou Zhiyi,Ni Yunan,Lin Huanling,Zhou Zhiqiang & Yu Feng 1 Altay 2 Eastern Junggar 3 Western Junggar 4 Tianshan 5 Beishan 6 Tarim 7 Qilian Mountain 8 Altun Mountains 9 Qaidam 10 East Kunlun Mountains 11 West Kunlun Mountains Chapter 13 Silurian Ni Yunan,Lin Huanling,Zhou Zhiyi & Zhou Zhiqiang 1 Altay 2 Eastern Junggar 3 Western Junggar 4 Tianshan 5 Beishan 6 Tarim 7 Qilian Mountain 8 Qaidam 9 East Kunlun Mountains Chapter 14 Devonian Liao Weihua & Ruan Yiping 1 Introduction 2 North Junggar Province 2.1 Altay Subprovince 2.2 East Junggar Subprovince 2.3 West Junggar Subprovince 3 North and Middle Tianshan-Beishan Province 3.1 Middle Tianshan Subprovince 3.2 North Tianshan Subprovince 3.3 Junggar Basin Subprovince 3.4 Beishan Subprovince 4 Tarim Province 4.1 South Tianshan Subprovince 4.2 Tarim Basin Subprovince 4.3 Tekilik Subprovince 5 Qilian-Qaidam Province 5.1 North Qilian Mountain-Hexi Corridor Subprovince 5.2 South and Middle Qilian Mountain Subprovince 5.3 Qaidam Basin Subprovince 5.4 Qimantag Subprovince 5.5 East Kunlun Mountains Subprovince 5.6 West Qinling Mountains Subprovince 5.7 Altun Mountains Subprovince Chapter 15 Carboniferous and Permian Ruan Yiping 1 Introduction 2 Subdivision and Correlation of Carboniferous 2.1 North Junggar Province 2.2 North and Middle Tianshan-Beishan Province 2.3 Tarim Province 2.4 Qilian-Qaidam Province 3 Subdivision and Correlation of Permian 3.1 North Junggar Province 3.2 North and Middle Tianshan-Beishan Province 3.3 Tarim Province 3.4 Qilian-Qaidam Province Chapter 16 Mesozoic Chen Jinhua 1 Triassic 1.1 South Tarim District 1.2 North Tarim District 1.3 Middle Tianshan District 1.4 Junggar and Turpan-Hami District 1.5 Beishan District 1.6 North Qilian-Hexi Corridor District 1.7 Badain Jaran District 1.8 Ordos District 1.9 Qaidam District 1.10 South Qilian District 1.11 West Qinling District 1.12 Burhan Budai District 1.13 Bayan Har District 1.14 Hoh Xil District 1.15 Karakorum District 2 Jurassic 2.1 South Tarim District 2.2 North Tarim District 2.3 Middle Tianshan District 2.4 Junggar District 2.5 Beishan-Chaoshui District 2.6 Altun-Dunhuang District 2.7 Badain Jaran District 2.8 Alxa District 2.9 Hexi Corridor-North Qilian District 2.10 Ordos District 2.11 Qaidam District 2.12 South Qilian District 2.13 Burhan Budai(and A'nyemaqen)District 2.14 North Tanggula District 3 Cretaceous 3.1 South Tarim District 3.2 North Tarim District 3.3 Junggar District 3.4 Hexi Corridor-North Qilian and Beishan District 3.5 Badain Jaran District 3.6 Alxa District 3.7 Ordos District 3.8 Qaidam District Chapter 17 Tertiary Yang Hengren 1 Southwestern Tarim 2 Northern Tarim 3 Junggar Basin 4 Turpan Basin 5 Qaidam Basin 6 Altun Mountains 7 South Qilian Mountain 8 Gonghe Basin 9 Dunhuang Basin 10 Yumen Basin 11 Jiuquan Basin 12 Zhangye Basin 13 Wuwei Basin 14 Xining-Minhe Basin 15 Lanzhou Basin 16 Ningxia Basin 17 Longdong Basin References Index of Localities