The Southwest downwarping region is an important area for the exploration in the Tarim basin, the area of which is significantly big and has been explored for a long time. 摘要塔西南坳陷面积巨大,勘探历史长,是塔里木盆地的重要勘探领域,但到目前为止没有取得大的突破。
A type of fan-delta that an alluvial fan progrades into a lake is found in the pliocene Atushi Formation in the Southwest Depression,Tarim Basin. 塔里木盆地西南坳陷上新统阿图什组中发育一套冲积扇进积到内陆湖泊中而形成的扇三角洲沉积体。