...Figure 15. Three-dimensional (3-D) modeling of the Shizigou fault system based on the interpretation of 3-D seismic data. ...

... the folding crest induced by slip on the underlying fault, but also modulates the long-term geometric growth of the Shizigou anticline. Our findings underscore the significance of the buckling process in contributing to short-term coseismic slip and long-term fold growth in active fold-thrust belts. Three...

... and configuration, and porosity and permeability of fractured carbonate reservoirs in the Xianshuiquan oil field, Nanyishan gas field, and Shizigou deep oil field in the western Qaidam Basin. They thought that the major fractures were tectonic, which associated with folds and faults from data of outcrops, cores...

...—Altyn Tagh fault; EKF—East Kunlun fault; LMSF—Longmen Shan fault; NAF—North Altyn Tagh fault; XSHF—Xianshuihe fault; F1—Yingbei fault; F2—XI fault; F3—Shizigou fault; F4—Youshashan fault; F5—Ganchaigou fault; F6—Xianbei fault; F7—Jiandingshan fault; F8—Youdunzi fault. Unlike typical basins within...

... images four decades ago ( Molnar and Tapponnier, 1975 ), an increasing number of studies have been carried out on this large-scale fault system, detailing its geometry ( Cowgill et al., 2000 ; Wittlinger et al., 1998 ), kinematics ( Bendick et al., 2000 ; Mériaux et al., 2005 ; Cowgill et al., 2009...

... , Magnitude of post-Middle Jurassic (Bajocian) displacement on the central Altyn Tagh fault system, northwest China : Geological Society of America Bulletin , v. 112 , no. 1 , p. 61 – 74 , https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(2000)112<61:MOPJBD>2.0.CO;2 . Ritts , B.D. , and Biffi , U...

... to the south, the Altun Mountains to the northwest, and the Ela Mountains to the east. From a geotectonic perspective, three major fault systems constrain the basin: the south Qilian thrust belts, which are located toward the northeast of the basin ( Burchfiel et al., 1989 ; Tapponnier et al., 1990 ; Yin et...

...–Quaternary strata that are deformed by folding and faulting. We investigated this nearly continuous Pliocene–Quaternary sedimentary record for the effects of global climate change and deformation on basin sedimentation. New detailed stratigraphic, magnetostratigraphic, and stable isotope (δ 18 O, δ 13 C...

... will contribute to future exploration. Because the southwest Qaidam Basin is bounded by the Altyn Tagh fault system to the northwest and the Qiman Tagh system to the south (Figures  1A , 2 ), this study may also increase understanding of the Cenozoic activity of these two prominent tectonic units in the Tibetan...

... Basin ( An et al., 2018 ; Wang et al., 2016a , 2016b ). The accelerated uplift of the Qilian Shan was possibly related to the reorganization of the Altyn Tagh fault system with the final formation of the Altyn Tagh fault occurring at this time (e.g., Wu et al., 2012b , 2019 ; Gao et al., 2022...

... remain heavily debated ( CSBS, 1992 ; Ritts and Biffi, 2000 ; Yang et al., 2001 ; Cowgill et al., 2003 ; Gehrels et al., 2003a , 2003b ). Quaternary slip rates of ∼10 mm/yr on the Altyn Tagh fault have been determined using field data, geodetic observations, and global positioning system (GPS...

... of the Jianbei anticline ( Fig. 2 ). Compared with section D-D′, the three anticlines in section E-E′ are more upright and symmetric, while the fault system of the Dafengshan flower structure has more branch faults, and the northeastern boundary faults of the Heiliangzi and the Changweiliang flower structures...

... reservoirs have been discovered, is located in the middle of the Yingxiongling structural belt. The Yingxiongling structural belt lies in the Shizigou-Yosaishan-Mongya area of the western Qaidam Basin. Controlled by factors such as fold deformation, detachment faults, basement faults, and lithological...

... Youshashan Formation is mostly composed of interbedded conglomerate and sandy conglomerate, with brown or yellow massive sandstone intercalated with yellow massive siltstone, and it represents a sandy to gravelly braided fluvial system. The Shizigou Formation consists of coarse-grained conglomerate...

... of the Altyn Tagh fault and associated river systems : Geological Society of America Bulletin , v. 118 , no. 3–4 , p. 349 – 365 , doi:10.1130/B25778.1. Wang F. Lo C.H. Li Q. Yeh M.W. Wang J. Zheng D. Wang E. , 2004 , Onset timing of significant unroofing around Qaidam...

... and lithology should also be considerable ( Koppes and Montgomery, 2009 ). Therefore, understanding the factors behind these variations in neotectonic activity is essential for unraveling the Cenozoic evolution of the fault system and its driving factors in the northern Qaidam basin. Third, while the Indian...

..., northern Tibet: New constraints on the age of the Kunlun fault : Tectonics , v. 22 , p. 1052 , doi:10.1029/2002TC001428. Jordan T. Watts A. , 2005 , Gravity anomalies, flexure and the elastic thickness structure of the India–Eurasia collisional system : Earth and Planetary Science...