High-resolution crustal structure of the Yinchuan basin revealed by deep seismic reflection profiling: implications for deep processes of basin |
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| Authors: | Xingfu Huang Shaoying Feng Rui Gao Wenhui Li |
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| Institution: | 1.Key Laboratory of Earthprobe and Dynamics, MLR, Institute of Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing, China2.Geophysical Exploration of China Earthquake Administration, Zhengzhou, China |
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| Abstract: | The Yinchuan basin, located on the western margin of the Ordos block, has the characteristics of an active continental rift.A NW-striking deep seismic reflection profile across the center of Yinchuan basin precisely revealed the fine structure of the crust.The images showed that the crust in the Yinchuan basin was characterized by vertical stratifications along a detachment located at a two-way travel time (TWT) of 8.0 s. The most outstanding feature of this seismic profile was the almost flat Mohorovi?i? discontinuity (Moho) and a high-reflection zone in the lower crust.This sub-horizontal Moho conflicts with the general assumption of an uplifted Moho under sedimentary basins and continental rifts, and may indicate the action of different processes at depth during the evolution of sedimentary basins or rifts. We present a possible interpretation of these deep processes and the sub-horizontal Moho.The high-reflection zone, which consists of sheets of high-density, mantlederived materials, may have compensated for crustal thinning in the Yinchuan basin, leading to the formation of a sub-horizontal Moho.These high-density materials may have been emplaced by underplating with mantlesourced magma. |
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| Keywords: | Yinchuan basin Deep seismic reflection section Deep process Magma underplating Moho |
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