(1) Laboratory of Marine Geology, Tongji University, 200092 Shanghai, China;(2) Geological and Paleontological Institute, University of Kiel, 24118 Kiel, Germany;(3) Department of Geology, Northwest University, 710069 Xi’an, China
Abstract:
The chemical composition of sedimentary rocks is mainly controlled by source rocks. Through examining chemical composition of terrigenous rocks, the tectonic evolution of a sedimentary basin can be modeled. The Turpan Basin belongs to a continental sedimentary basin and its source rocks are derived from the upper continental crust.