Heavy Mineral Assemblage Variation in Late Cenozoic Sediments from the Middle Yangtze River Basin: Insights into Basin Sediment Provenance and Evolution of the Three Gorges Valley

Heavy Mineral Assemblage Variation in Late Cenozoic Sediments from the Middle Yangtze River Basin: Insights into Basin Sediment Provenance and Evolution of the Three Gorges Valley

The Three Gorges valley is one of the two key capture points of the evolution of the Yangtze River, yet the formation of this valley—from the pre-Miocene to the late Pleistocene—remains uncertain. The Jianghan Basin, a late Mesozoic–Cenozoic basin located just downstream of the Three Gorges valley,...

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Main Authors: Chunguo Kang, Chang’an Li, Chuanyi Wei, Yufen Zhang, Huajun Jiang, Yawei Li, Rujun Guo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-09-01
Series:Minerals
Subjects:
heavy mineral
late Cenozoic sediment
Jianghan Plain
Three Gorges
Yangtze River
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/11/10/1056

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