Cenozoic folding in the Cumuruxatiba basin,Brazil: An approach to the deformation trigger by the Abrolhos magmatism     

《Marine and Petroleum Geology》2014

The Cumuruxatiba basin is located in the central portion of the eastern Brazilian margin surrounded by Cenozoic magmatic highs that belong to the Abrolhos Magmatic Complex. This basin was formed by rifting, in the Neocomian followed by thermal subsidence during late Cretaceous like other basins along the Eastern Brazilian margin. In the Cenozoic, the Abrolhos magmatism took place as sills and dykes intruded the sedimentary section, primarily during the Paleogene. In that time, there was a strong NS contractional deformation in the basin represented by folds related to reverse faults coeval with Abrolhos magmatism activity. The structural restorations of regional 2D seismic sections revealed that most of the contractional deformation was concentrated at the beginning of the Cenozoic with maximum peak at the Eocene (up to 33% of total shortening and rate of 6 km/Ma). The Post-Eocene period was marked by a decrease in the strain rate that continues to the present day (around 4 km/Ma to less than 1). 3D structural modelling exhibited a major, well-developed E–W to NE–SW fold belt that accommodated most of the contractional Cenozoic deformation between Royal Charlotte and Sulphur Minerva magmatic highs. Volcanic eruptions and magmatic flows from the Abrolhos complex resulted in differential overburden on edge of the basin, acting as a trigger for halokinesis and the subsequent formation of fault-related folds. In general, such structures were developed close to adjacent magmatic highs, commonly exhibiting vergence towards the centre of the basin. Some magmatic features formed coeval with Cenozoic syn-deformation sediments clearly indicate that Abrolhos magmatism activity and contractional deformation development were associated. The study of the thickness variation of the syn-deformation section in relation to fault-related folds on deformation maps and maximum strain diagrams revealed that most folds were activated and re-activated several times during the Cenozoic without a systematic kinematic pattern. This lack of systematic deformation might be related to the variation of the magmatic pulse activity of adjacent magmatic highs resulting in a complex interference pattern of Cenozoic folds. These structural interpretations of the timing of fault-related folds that are potential Cenozoic traps in the Cumuruxatiba basin play a fundamental role in petroleum systems and exploration of low-risk hydrocarbon prospects.  相似文献   

Structure and Fluid Transportation Performance of Faults in the Changxing-Feixianguan Formation,Xuanhan County,Northeastern Sichuan Basin     

DU Chunguo  WANG Jianjun  ZHANG Jun  WANG Ping  XUE Mei  ZHOU Huayao 《《地质学报》英文版》2014,88(3):865-877

On the basis of field observations, microscopic thin-sections and laboratory data analysis of ten faults in Xuanhan County area, northeastern Sichuan Basin, central China, the internal and megascopic structures and tectonite development characteristics are mainly controlled by the geomechanical quality in brittle formation of the Changxing-Feixianguan Formation. The fluid transportation performance difference between the faults formed by different geomechanics or different structural parts of the same fault are controlled by the mcgascopic structure and tectonite development characteristics. For instance, the extension fault structure consists of a tectonite breccia zone and an extension fracture zone. Good fluid transportation performance zones are the extension fracture zone adjacent to the tectonite breccia zone and the breccia zone formed at the early evolutionary stage. The typical compression fault structure consists of a boulder-clay zone or zones of grinding gravel rock, compression foliation, tectonite lens, and dense fracture development. The dense fracture development zone is the best fluid transporting area at a certain scale of the compression fault, and then the lens, grinding gravel rock zone and compression foliation zones are the worst areas for hydrocarbon migration. The typical tensor-shear fault with a certain scale can be divided into boulder-clay or grinding gravel rock zones of the fault, as well as a pinnate fractures zone and a derivative fractures zone. The grinding gravel rock zone is the worst one for fluid transportation. Because of the fracture mesh connectivity and better penetration ability, the pinnate fractures zone provides the dominant pathway for hydrocarbon vertical migration along the tensor-shear fault.  相似文献   

Structural Characteristics of the Andaman Forearc Inferred from Interpretation of Multichannel Seismic Reflection Data     

Anith  GOLI  Dhananjai K. Pandey 《《地质学报》英文版》2014,88(4):1145-1156

The Andaman Forearc Basin(AFB) is asymmetric in configuration and filled with a ~6 kmthick pile of Neogene to Recent sediments(~4 s in two-way travel time:TWT) with distinct zonation.It shows gradual thinning up to ~3 km(0.8 s in TWT) towards the eastern end with a seabed gradient of 1:30.Thick deformed sediments ~2 s(TWT) of the Outerarc are associated with intense faulting and occasional folding caused by recent tectonics.Development of a series of faults within the upwarped sedimentary column of Oligocene top to Recent is observed with a rotated fault block.These features are manifestations of Recent igneous intrusion,and reveal the presence of a mild N–S compressional regime.Its effect on the AFB resulted in further uplift of sediments,which can now be seen as the Invisible Bank.Forward gravity modelling supporting our seismic interpretation reveals that it is associated with igneous intrusion from the Moho(~9 km depth),and also suggests that continental crust underlies the AFB.Strong Bottom Simulating Reflector(BSR)-like features in the Miocene sediments of Outerarc and Forearc basin at a depth of 0.6 s below the seabed suggest the inferred probable occurrence of gas hydrates in the AFB.  相似文献   

扬州市江都区地热资源前景分析     

胡秀艳 《江苏地质》2014,38(2):339-342

江都区位于宁通隆起与苏北坳陷接合部,具有良好的地热地质开发利用前景。地热资源主要为传导型,分为孔隙型和岩溶裂隙型2个地热系统。根据地热地质条件分为北部、中部及南部3个地热资源分区。北部以孔隙型为主,中部、南部以构造裂隙型为主。预测可采地热水资源总量约11.18万m3/d,地热水温度40～68℃。  相似文献   

从江汉叠合盆地构造形变特征看华南与华北陆块的拼贴过程   总被引：29，自引：8，他引：21       下载免费PDF全文

徐政语  林舸  刘池阳  王岳军  郭锋 《地质科学》2004,39(2):284-295

构造解析表明,现今观察到的中扬子地区中部江汉叠合盆地主体构造格架面貌大体形成于印支 早燕山碰撞造山期;其中,主造山初期前陆盆地发育阶段,盆区东、西部构造形变差异明显,晚期经调整而渐趋平衡,由此显现华南与华北两大陆块在碰撞造山过程中可能先后经历了早期点状接触与陆间斜向俯冲和晚期线状接触与陆内俯冲两个发展阶段。晚燕山期以来,盆地裂陷阶段构造格架的分区发育与右行旋转特点,证明中扬子地区曾发生过双向伸展和构造旋转作用,暗示晚燕山 早喜马拉雅期华南与华北两大陆块可能处于逐渐焊合的过程,研究区总体处于造山后陆内应力场调整阶段。盆地坳陷期发育阶段山盆非耦合面貌及壳幔“立交桥”式结构特征展示晚喜马拉雅期以来叠合盆地南、北边缘造山带已进入去根与裂解过程中。  相似文献   

塔里木北部地区北北西向构造变换带特征及对石油勘探的启示   总被引：18，自引：12，他引：6       下载免费PDF全文

邬光辉  郑多明 《地质科学》2004,39(4):551-560

库车油气系统发育近东西方向的线性构造,同时在横向上存在起调节作用的构造变换带,如塔拉克-喀拉玉尔衮一线即为一复杂的大型构造变换带.该构造带总体上为北北西向,由多个斜列的北西向背斜带组成,对盆地的构造样式沿构造线走向发生的变化起着重要的调节作用.分析认为西秋里塔格构造带是在早期北西向构造基础之上,受晚第三纪时期前陆地区由北向南的挤压作用形成的构造变换带,盐岩层及其相应的构造变形对该变换带的形成有重要影响.西秋里塔格构造变换带有利于石油运聚成藏,其南部有古构造背景、晚期无大规模气侵的圈闭是寻找石油的有利方向.  相似文献   

新疆库车地区秋里塔格构造带成因分析   总被引：14，自引：4，他引：10       下载免费PDF全文

齐英敏  苗继军  马全天  吴建国  张国伟  叶林  李毓丰  桑洪 《地质科学》2004,39(4):561-570

秋里塔格构造带位于库车前陆逆冲带前锋,区域构造位置介于库车坳陷三叠-侏罗系烃源岩生排烃中心与塔北前缘隆起带之间,第三系广泛分布两套膏盐岩层,发育多套储盖组合和复杂的构造样式,石油地质条件非常优越.本文在分析3个区带的变形特征基础上,探讨了盐上层和盐下层的构造成因,认为盐上层的构造成因与盐层的流动性有关,西段变形比东段强烈;盐下层构造成因东、西差异较大,东段与盐层的塑性变形无关,西段则受其影响.  相似文献   

Structural Control of Sand Bodies and Deep Exploration for Oil and Gas     

Cheng Rihui  Lin Changsong  ZHENG Herong 《世界地质(英文版)》2002,5(2)

The structural styles can be used to analyses and predict developments and distributions of sand bodies in a rift basin. The dynamic process of faulting and sedimentation can be expressed as follow: the basin topography controlled by fault activity can control water dynamics; which in turn affect the transport and sedimentation of sediments. The corresponding analysis between structural styles and sand depositional types includes the following aspects: (1) in section, the corresponding between development of fault terraces and sand depositional types; (2) in plane, the relationship between faults' association and distributions of sand bodies. There are four types of terrace styles to be identified. They are Steep Slope Single Fault Terrace (SSSFT), Steep Slope Multiple Fault Terrace (SSMFT), Gentle Slope (GS) and Gentle Slope Multiple Fault Terrace (GSMFT), which also can be divided into six subtypes by the timing of the faults activities and the directions of their activity migrations (basinward and landward or marginward). They correspond to the following sand depositions such as alluvial fan, fan delta and turbidite fan etc.. The analysis of structure-sedimentation is a discussion on the rank Ⅲ sequence evolution under the condition of pulsing or episodic fault activities. It has been recognized four plane fault associations such as the comb, the broom, the fork and the fault-fold association as well as the corresponding sand distributions. Structural-sedimentary models above mentioned are significant for the deep oil and gas exploration when lacking of the drill data. It may reduce multiple resolutions in the interpretation of seismic-sedimentary facies and promote sand predictions through the constraints of the structural styles of the basin units. The structural-sedimentary pattern can be used as a geological model in oil and gas exploration in the rift basins.  相似文献   

铁炉子断裂带侧旁地质体的构造解析及找矿方向研究     

魏宽义 《地球科学与环境学报》1993,(4)

本文以构造变形为主线,将沿铁炉子断裂带侧旁的地质体划分为不同的构造均匀区段。解析了不同区段内的变形特征,总结了包括矿体就位方式和后期改造在内的综合地质事件演化序列。指出了铅锌矿的找矿方向及其它金属矿产的找矿线索。  相似文献   

山东省区域地质构造演化探讨   总被引：13，自引：0，他引：13       下载免费PDF全文

宋明春  李洪奎 《山东国土资源》2001,17(6):12-21

山东省区域地质构造演化分为5个阶段.①陆核形成阶段形成太古宙高级区,地壳分异成稳定的花岗岩穹窿和活动的绿岩带,第一次克拉通化完成.②陆块发生形成阶段地壳向刚性发展,在华北陆核硅铝壳的基础上先后有3次张开、闭合裂谷作用,第二次克拉通化完成.这一阶段演化在鲁西地区主要表现为挤压作用,形成大量造山花岗岩;鲁东地区则以拉张作用为主,形成海槽,产生沉积.③秦昆洋形成演化阶段四堡期沿鲁东南部地壳拉张,在华北板块与扬子板块间形成秦昆洋.晋宁期秦昆洋关闭,华北板块与扬子板块对接碰撞,沿胶南造山带产生大量同碰撞花岗岩,同时产生超高压变质作用及形成丰富多彩的碰撞构造.晋宁运动最终形成统一的原始中国古陆,第三次克拉通化完成.④陆块发展阶段鲁西地区地壳频繁升降,形成广泛的海相及海陆交互相沉积;鲁东地区则以造山抬升为主,地层沉积较少.⑤滨太平洋发展阶段该阶段的主要特征是断块构造发育,形成盆岭构造格局,产生大陆边缘花岗岩,构造体系由古亚洲构造域转向滨太平洋构造域.  相似文献