Stratigraphic relationships of Cryogenian strata disconformably overlying the Bitter Springs Formation, northeastern Amadeus Basin, Central Australia |
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| Authors: | Steven J Skotnicki Andrew C Hill Malcolm Walter Richard Jenkins |
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| Institution: | a281 West Amoroso Drive, Gilbert, AZ 85233, USA;bCentro de Astrobiología (INTA-CSIC), Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial, Ctra de Ajalvir, km 4, 28850 Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid, Spain;cAustralian Centre for Astrobiology, School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Kensington, NSW, Australia;dSouth Australian Museum, Adelaida, SA 5000, Australia |
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| Abstract: | Detailed mapping and C and O stable isotopic data from sedimentary carbonate in units both above and below the paleo-erosion surface on the Bitter Springs Formation (BSF) in the northeastern Amadeus Basin, Australia, have clarified the stratigraphy of the area. Isotopic data indicate that the top of the Loves Creek Member of the Bitter Springs Formation is preserved near Corroboree Rock, and is overlain by fenestrate-carbonate-clast breccia, and dolomitic quartz sandstone and chert-pebble conglomerate of the Pioneer Sandstone. The isotopic data, as well as lithologic data, indicate the presence of a 1–2 m-thick cap carbonate preserved between Corroboree Rock and areas 10 km to the northeast. In many places the cap carbonate layer is mostly a syn-sedimentary dolomite-clast breccia, consistent with deposition and disturbance in shallow water. C and O isotopic data also indicate that thin-bedded sandstone and dolomite above the Bitter Springs Formation at Ellery Creek, and a newly discovered massive chert-bearing dolomite at Ross River could both belong to the glaciogenic Olympic Formation. Detailed mapping also provides a more detailed context for the famous black chert microfossil locality in the Bitter Springs Formation at Ross River. |
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| Keywords: | Neoproterozoic Amadeus Basin Bitter Springs Formation Paleokarst C stable isotopes O stable isotopes |
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