Data for: Provenance variations of the Tengger Desert since 2.35 Ma and its linkage with the Northern Tibetan Plateau: evidence from U-Pb age spectra of detrital zircons

The file contains detailed descriptions of method of the U-Pb dating of detritus zircon grains and method of source contributions from potential potential provenance areas used in this study, and two supplemental figures and four supplemental tables.