The Lower Permian Wasp Head Formation,Sydney Basin: high‐latitude,shallow marine sedimentation following the late Asselian to early Sakmarian glacial event in eastern Australia     

MICHAEL C. RYGEL  CHRISTOPHER R. FIELDING  KERRIE L. BANN  TRACY D. FRANK  LAUREN BIRGENHEIER  STUART C. TYE 《Sedimentology》2008,55(5):1517-1540

The Lower Permian Wasp Head Formation (early to middle Sakmarian) is a ～95 m thick unit that was deposited during the transition to a non‐glacial period following the late Asselian to early Sakmarian glacial event in eastern Australia. This shallow marine, sandstone‐dominated unit can be subdivided into six facies associations. (i) The marine sediment gravity flow facies association consists of breccias and conglomerates deposited in upper shoreface water depths. (ii) Upper shoreface deposits consist of cross‐stratified, conglomeratic sandstones with an impoverished expression of the Skolithos Ichnofacies. (iii) Middle shoreface deposits consist of hummocky cross‐stratified sandstones with a trace fossil assemblage that represents the Skolithos Ichnofacies. (iv) Lower shoreface deposits are similar to middle shoreface deposits, but contain more pervasive bioturbation and a distal expression of the Skolithos Ichnofacies to a proximal expression of the Cruziana Ichnofacies. (v) Delta‐influenced, lower shoreface‐offshore transition deposits are distinguished by sparsely bioturbated carbonaceous mudstone drapes within a variety of shoreface and offshore deposits. Trace fossil assemblages represent distal expressions of the Skolithos Ichnofacies to stressed, proximal expressions of the Cruziana Ichnofacies. Impoverished trace fossil assemblages record variable and episodic environmental stresses possibly caused by fluctuations in sedimentation rates, substrate consistencies, salinity, oxygen levels, turbidity and other physio‐chemical stresses characteristic of deltaic conditions. (vi) The offshore transition‐offshore facies association consists of mudstone and admixed sandstone and mudstone with pervasive bioturbation and an archetypal to distal expression of the Cruziana Ichnofacies. The lowermost ～50 m of the formation consists of a single deepening upward cycle formed as the basin transitioned from glacioisostatic rebound following the Asselian to early Sakmarian glacial to a regime dominated by regional extensional subsidence without significant glacial influence. The upper ～45 m of the formation can be subdivided into three shallowing upward cycles (parasequences) that formed in the aftermath of rapid, possibly glacioeustatic, rises in relative sea‐level or due to autocyclic progradation patterns. The shift to a parasequence‐dominated architecture and progressive decrease in ice‐rafted debris upwards through the succession records the release from glacioisostatic rebound and amelioration of climate that accompanied the transition to broadly non‐glacial conditions.  相似文献   

Provenance of late Palaeozoic metasediments of the Patagonian proto-Pacific margin (southernmost Chile and Argentina)     

Carita Augustsson  Heinrich Bahlburg 《International Journal of Earth Sciences》2008,97(1):71-88

In this provenance study of late Palaeozoic metasediments of the Eastern Andean Metamorphic Complex (EAMC) along the south Patagonian proto-Pacific margin of Gondwana, the palaeogeological setting of the continental margin in Devonian–Carboniferous and Permian times is reconstructed. The study is based on detrital heavy mineral contents, chemical compositions of tourmaline grains, and whole rock element and Nd-Sr isotopic compositions. Element and isotopic compositions reveal that Devonian–Carboniferous metaturbidites deposited before the development of a Late Carboniferous–Permian magmatic arc along the margin were mainly fed from felsic, recycled, old continental rocks. The last recycling phase involved erosion of metasediments that were exposed in Patagonia. Feeder systems to the basin cut either through epidote-rich or garnet-rich metasediments. In Permian time, EAMC metaturbidites were deposited next to the evolving magmatic arc and were derived from felsic, crustal rocks. Two provenance domains are recognised. The metasediments of the northern one are chemically similar to those of the Devonian–Carboniferous metasediments. This domain was fed from the metasedimentary host rocks of the magmatic arc. The southern domain probably was fed from the arc proper, as indicated mainly by the dominance of metaplutonic lithic fragments, abundant detrital biotite, and the major element composition of the metasediments.  相似文献   

甘肃内蒙古北山地区古生代地壳演化   总被引：56，自引：6，他引：56  

何世平  周会武  任秉琛  姚文光  付力浦 《西北地质》2005,38(3):6-15

甘肃、内蒙古北山地区从寒武纪初期在前震旦纪统一古陆壳的基础上发生裂解，到石炭纪末洋盆最终闭合形成新的统一大陆，先后经历了两期板块构造体制和两次主要的俯冲-碰撞造山作用.其中，第一期板块构造体制出现在早古生代（O2-S3），沿红柳河-牛圈子-洗肠井一带裂解形成洋盆，晚奥陶世-志留纪发生由南向北俯冲，志留纪末大洋封闭;第二期板块构造体制出现在晚古生代中期（C），随着早石炭世初期红石山-百合山-蓬勃山有限大洋的发育，分割了哈萨克斯坦板块和塔里木板块，石炭纪末结束了板块构造格局，形成了新的统一大陆，自此以后北山地区进入陆内演化.石炭-二叠纪北山地区南部还出现了陆内裂谷、裂陷槽及断陷盆地等一系列扩张机制。  相似文献   

Structure sismique du socle paléozoı̈que du bassin des Doukkala,Môle côtier,Maroc occidental. Indication en faveur de l'existence d'une phase éo-varisqueSeismic structure of the Doukkala basin,Palaeozoic basement,western Morocco: a hint for an Eovariscan fold-and-thrust belt     

Hassan Echarfaoui  Mohamed Hafid  Abdallah Aı̈t Salem 《Comptes Rendus Geoscience》2002,334(1):13-20

Seismic profiles and well data from the Doukkala basin unravel the structure of the Palaeozoic basement and suggest that this coastal zone of western Morocco was affected by a compressive phase during the Frasnian. This resulted in the formation of upright, plurikilometric folds associated with reverse faults (North Doukkala), and of asymmetrical folds associated with mostly west verging ramps (South Doukkala). Folding involved all pre-Upper Frasnian formations and caused partial or total hiatus of Upper Frasnian–Strunian strata. This event can be correlated with the orogenic phase reported from more internal domains of the Morocco Hercynian belt, where it is referred to as the ‘Bretonne’ or ‘Eovariscan’ phase. To cite this article: H. Echarfaoui et al., C. R. Geoscience 334 (2002) 13–20  相似文献   

应用地理信息系统处理地质信息的探讨——以在河北省晚古生代岩相古地理研究中的应用为例     

窦建伟  邵龙义  张鹏飞  武清海  孟逢源 《沉积与特提斯地质》1997,17(5):57-64

本文介绍了ＧＩＳ的基本概念原理，分析了应用ＧＩＳ处理地质信息的可行性和优越性，并以在河北晚古生代岩相古地理研究中的应用为实例，介绍了应用ＧＩＳ处理分析地质信息的一般方法。最后分析了ＧＩＳ处理地质信息方面还存在的一些问题，笔者认为，随着ＧＩＳ技术及其基础学科的不断发展，ＧＩＳ在处理地质信息方面将显示出更大的潜力  相似文献   

莫里青断陷西部双阳组（始新世）的浊积扇沉积特征     

刘立  曹林  徐开志  侯平  秦文明  屠其林 《吉林大学学报(地球科学版)》1996,(3)

莫里青断陷西部在始新世双阳组沉积时期发育ＮＥ，ＳＷ和ＮＷ方向三个浊积扇体，其中ＮＥ向浊积扇体仅发育于湖平面上升初期（双一段沉积时期），ＳＷ向浊积扇体在湖平面上升初期、上升早期和快速上升时期（双一，双二和双三段沉积时期）始终存在，而ＮＷ向浊积扇体形成于湖平面上升早期（双二段沉积时期），并一直持续到湖平面快速上升时期（双三段沉积时期）。目前在区内仅钻遇中扇水道、中扇过渡带和外扇沉积。  相似文献   

祁连山东部早古生代地层和沉积－构造演化   总被引：15，自引：0，他引：15  

周志强  曹宣铎  赵江天  胡云绪 《西北地质科学》1996,(1)

笔者报道了在祁连山东部开展早古生代地层和沉积一构造演化研究所获得的最新成果．在生物地层学方面，对祁连山东部寒武纪地层和动物群特征进行了系统的论述，对北祁连山奥陶纪等时地层格架、有关岩石地层单位的含义、时限及分布特征作了补充和修订。在沉积学方面，着重分析了祁连山东部早古生代各种沉积相及环境，特别是晚寒武世大陆裂谷发育中、晚期的火山一沉积环境．在上述基础上，运用板块构造理论提出祁连山东部早古生代沉积－构造演化的新认识．同时，该文亦描述了拉鸡山晚寒武世的４个三叶虫新属．  相似文献   

Subduction,mega-shear systems and Late Palaeozoic basin development in the African segment of Gondwana     

Johan N. J. Visser  Hermann E. Praekelt 《International Journal of Earth Sciences》1996,85(4):632-646

 Basins within the African sector of Gondwana contain a Late Palaeozoic to Early Mesozoic Gondwana sequence unconformably overlying Precambrian basement in the interior and mid-Palaeozoic strata along the palaeo-Pacific margin. Small sea-board Pacific basins form an exception in having a Carboniferous to Early Permian fill overlying Devonian metasediments and intrusives. The Late Palaeozoic geographic and tectonic changes in the region followed four well-defined consecutive events which can also be traced outside the study area. During the Late Devonian to Early Carboniferous period (up to 330 Ma) accretion of microplates along the Patagonian margin of Gondwana resulted in the evolution of the Pacific basins. Thermal uplift of the Gondwana crust and extensive erosion causing a break in the stratigraphic record characterised the period between 300 and 330 Ma. At the end of this period the Gondwana Ice Sheet was well established over the uplands. The period 260–300 Ma evidenced the release of the Gondwana heat and thermal subsidence caused widespread basin formation. Late Carboniferous transpressive strike-slip basins (e.g. Sierra Australes/Colorado, Karoo-Falklands, Ellsworth-Central Transantarctic Mountains) in which thick glacial deposits accumulated, formed inboard of the palaeo-Pacific margin. In the continental interior the formation of Zambesi-type rift and extensional strike-slip basins were controlled by large mega-shear systems, whereas rare intracratonic thermal subsidence basins formed locally. In the Late Permian the tectonic regime changed to compressional largely due to northwest-directed subduction along the palaeo-Pacific margin. The orogenic cycle between 240 and 260 Ma resulted in the formation of the Gondwana fold belt and overall north–south crustal shortening with strike-slip motions and regional uplift within the interior. The Gondwana fold belt developed along a probable weak crustal zone wedged in between the cratons and an overthickened marginal crustal belt subject to dextral transpressive motions. Associated with the orogenic cycle was the formation of mega-shear systems one of which (Falklands-East Africa-Tethys shear) split the supercontinent in the Permo-Triassic into a West and an East Gondwana. By a slight clockwise rotation of East Gondwana a supradetachment basin formed along the Tethyan margin and northward displacement of Madagascar, West Falkland and the Gondwana fold belt occurred relative to a southward motion of Africa. Received: 2 October 1995 / Accepted: 28 May 1996  相似文献   

上扬子地台区晚古生代海相碳酸盐岩的碳,锶同位素研究   总被引：79，自引：4，他引：79       下载免费PDF全文

黄思静 《地质学报》1997,71(1):45-53

未经蚀变的海相碳酸盐岩的碳，锶同位素组成代表了原始海水的同位素组成，在确定样品末经显著蚀变的基础上，本文测定了上扬子地区晚古生代７条剖面２３８个海相碳酸盐岩样品的碳、锶同位素组成，分布了它们的测试结果和演化曲线，为其他相关研究提供了可利用的基础参照数据。  相似文献   

Morphology and distribution of fossil soils in the Permo-Pennsylvanian Wichita and Bowie Groups, north-central Texas, USA: implications for western equatorial Pangean palaeoclimate during icehouse–greenhouse transition     

Neil John Tabor  Isabel P. Montañez† 《Sedimentology》2004,51(4):851-884

Analysis of stacked Permo‐Pennsylvanian palaeosols from north‐central Texas documents the influence of palaeolandscape position on pedogenesis in aggradational depositional settings. Palaeosols of the Eastern shelf of the Midland basin exhibit stratigraphic trends in the distribution of soil horizons, structure, rooting density, clay mineralogy and colour that record long‐term changes in soil‐forming conditions driven by both local processes and regional climate. Palaeosols similar to modern histosols, ultisols, vertisols, inceptisols and entisols, all bearing morphological, mineralogical and chemical characteristics consistent with a tropical, humid climate, represent the Late Pennsylvanian suite of palaeosol orders. Palaeosols similar to modern alfisols, vertisols, inceptisols, aridisols and entisols preserve characteristics indicative of a drier and seasonal tropical climate throughout the Lower Permian strata. The changes in palaeosol morphology are interpreted as being a result of an overall climatic trend from relatively humid and tropical, moist conditions characterized by high rainfall in the Late Pennsylvanian to progressively drier, semi‐arid to arid tropical climate characterized by seasonal rainfall in Early Permian time. Based on known Late Palaeozoic palaeogeography and current hypotheses for atmospheric circulation over western equatorial Pangea, the Pennsylvanian palaeosols in this study may be recording a climate that is the result of an orographic control over regional‐scale atmospheric circulation. The trend towards a drier climate interpreted from the Permian palaeosols may be recording the breakdown of this pre‐existing orographic effect and the onset of a monsoonal atmospheric circulation system over this region.  相似文献