| Abstract: | The Tarim Basin corresponds to a large sedimentary depression which separates (Yang et al.,1996)the Tianshan belt to the North from the Kunlun—Pamir belt to the South (Fig.1A).Its western part can be divided into the following structural units,from North to South (Fig.1B):①Foreland belts of Southern Tianshan.which involve Palaeozoic and Cenozoic sediments overlapping southward the Quaternary infilling of the basin (Dong Jia et al.,1998);②Bachu NW\|SE oriented Uplift of Central Tarim. where NE dipping reverse faults crossing Palaeozoic and Cenozoic series can be found (Hendrix et al.,1992);③SW depression of Tarim Basin. filled up with thick (up to 15000m),weakly deformed,post hercynian sediments;④Foreland belts of West Kunlun\|Pamir. made up of Precambrian,Palaeozoic,Mesozoic and Cenozoic materials overlapping northeastward the preceding unit(Qu et al.,1996). |
