Structural Styles of the Longmenshan Thrust Belt and Evolution of the Foreland Basin in Western Sichuan Province, China

The Longmenshan thrust system consists of two major groups of structural styles according to the depth of their involvement: basement thrusts-compressional fault blocks; fold-thrust system in the cover. In cross-section, the Longmenshan structural belt is divided into 5 zones. The propagation of the Longmenshan thrust system is piggy-back due to pushing at the early stage and overstep due to gravity sliding at the late stage. Balanced cross-sections and palinspastic reconstruction reveal that the total sliding displacement of the thrust system amounts to 120 km. The tectonic evolution of the Tethys domain in western Sichuan has experienced 5 stages: continental break-up; ocean-continent subduction ; continent-arc collision; orogenic thrusting; uplift of western Sichuan.     

龙门山冲断带的隆升和川西前陆盆地的沉降

通过龙门山区和川西前陆盆地岩石样品的裂变径迹和镜质体反射率的测定和计算机模拟得出：１）松潘－甘孜褶皱带１０Ｍａ以来至少隆升了３－４ｋｍ，隆升速率最低为０．３－０．４ｍｍ／ａ；（２）龙门山逆冲推覆构造带１０Ｍａ以来至少隆升了５－６ｋｍ，隆升速率最低为０．０１６－０．０３２ｍｍ／ａ；（４）川西前陆盆地６０Ｍａ以来降升１－２ｋｍ，降升速率为０．０２８－０．０５ｍｍ／ａ；（５）１０Ｍａ以来北川－映秀－小关     

The Coupling Relationship between the Uplift of Longmen Shan and the Subsidence of Foreland Basin, Sichuan, China

Depending on the analysis of the coeval sedimentary geometry and subsidence mechanism in the Longmen Shan foreland basin, three models about the coupling relationship between Longmen Shan uplift and foreland basin subsidence since the Indosinian have been proposed: (1) crustal shortening and its related wide wedge-shaped foreland basin, (2) crustal isostatic rebound and its related tabular foreland basin, and (3) lower crustal flow and its related narrow wedge-shaped foreland basin. Based on the narrow wedge-shaped foreland basin developed since 4 Ma, it is believed that the narrow crustal shortening and tectonic load driven by lower crustal flow is a primary driver for the present Longmen Shan uplift and the Wenchuan (Ms 8.0) earthquake.     

龙门山前陆褶皱冲断带构造解析与川西前陆盆地的发育

通过详细的野外地质调查和精细的地震剖面构造解析。揭示了龙门山前陆褶皱冲断带的基本构造特征。对比分析了龙门山北段与南段构造变形几何学和运动学的差异。提出龙门山北段主要表现为一系列复杂的逆冲推覆构造,晚三叠纪变形强于新生代;龙门山南段则以基底卷入的叠瓦状冲断为特点,晚白垩纪-早第三纪变形尤为突出。与前陆褶皱冲断带相对应的是,川西晚三叠纪时期的周缘前陆盆地主要表现在整个龙门山褶皱冲断带的前渊地区;而晚白垩纪-早第三纪再生前陆盆地却局限在川西盆地的南部,并且印-藏碰撞的持续挤压作用使得晚新生代构造变形不断向东扩展进入川西盆地南部。     

川西前陆盆地南部中新生代砾岩的构造意义

通过对龙门山前缘川西前陆盆地南部中新生代地层中砾岩的岩石学特征、年代及分布规律的对比研究，认为五龙沟砾岩、大溪砾岩及大邑砾岩是龙门山造山运动的沉积响应；龙门山的崛起是一个多阶段性的持续过程，其发生的时限依次对应于燕山早期、燕山晚期-喜马拉雅初期、喜马拉雅晚期。     

Tectonic Evolution of the Middle Frontal Area of the Longmen Mountain Thrust Belt,Western Sichuan Basin,China

By analyzing the balanced cross sections and subsidence history of the Longmen Mountain thrust belt, China, we concluded that it had experienced five tectonic stages: (1) the formation stage (T3x) of the miniature of Longmen Mountain, early Indosinian movement, and Anxian tectonic movement created the Longmen Mountain; (2) the stable tectonic stage (J1) where weaker tectonic movement resulted in the Longmen Mountain thrust belt being slightly uplifted and slightly subsiding the foreland basin; (3) the intense tectonic stage (J2-3), namely the early Yanshan movement; (4) continuous tectonic movement (K–E), namely the late Yanshan movement and early Himalayan movement; and (5) the formation of Longmen Mountain (N–Q), namely the late Himalayan movement. During those tectonic deformation stages, the Anxian movement and Himalayan movement played important roles in the Longmen Mountain’s formation. The Himalayan movement affected Longmen Mountain the most; the strata thrust intensively and were eroded severely. There are some klippes in the middle part of the Longmen Mountain thrust belt because a few nappes were pushed southeastward in later tectonic deformation.     

Tectonic Evolution of the Middle Frontal Area of the Longmen Mountain Thrust Belt, Western Sichuan Basin, China

By analyzing the balanced cross sections and subsidence history of the Longmen Mountain thrust belt,China,we concluded that it had experienced five tectonic stages:(1)the formation stage (T3x) of the miniature of Longmen Mountain, early Indosinian movement, and Anxian tectonic movement created the Longmen Mountain;(2)the stable tectonic stage(J1)where weaker tectonic movement resulted in the Longmen Mountain thrust belt being slightly uplifted and slightly subsiding the foreland basin;(3)the intense tectonic stage(J2-3),namely the early Yanshan movement;(4) continuous tectonic movement(K-E),namely the late Yaushan movement and early Himalayan movement;and(5)the formation of Longrnen Mountain(N-Q),namely the late Himalayan movement. During those tectonic deformation stages, the Anxian movement and Himalayan movement played important roles in the Longmen Mountain'S formation.The Himalayan movement affected Longmen Mountain the most;the strata thrust intensively and were eroded severely.There are some klippes in the middle part of the Longmen Mountain thrust belt because a few nappes were pushed southeastward in later tectonic deformation.     

四川盆地北部大巴山山前带构造样式与变形机制

利用最新的地震和地表地质资料,对四川盆地北部大巴山山前构造进行综合解释。按构造样式差异,将大巴山山前构造带划分出3个构造带：通江-黄金口西NW向潜伏断褶带、五宝场-铁山坡NW-NE向构造交汇带及温泉井-奉节近EW向构造带;其对应的前缘构造样式分别为反冲断层型、褶皱滑脱型及双向冲断-褶皱型。中生代以来的构造变形主要有2期：印支晚期,以NE向褶皱作用为主;燕山中、晚期-喜马拉雅期,以NW向冲断-褶皱作用为主。大巴山前缘构造受不同方向挤压应力联合作用的控制。     

新疆西准噶尔额敏前陆盆地的构造特征及其演化

西准噶尔吾尔喀什尔山与额敏盆地间的"盆"–"山"耦合关系清楚,盆地边界平行于造山带呈狭长带状展布。"山"区为志留系–石炭系海相陆源碎屑岩-火山岩沉积组合,"盆"区为二叠系陆相磨拉石与新近系红色砂砾岩及第四系河流阶地堆积,具有典型的海相-陆相双层结构。盆缘被巴尔雷克前陆冲断带围限,"山"区发育铲式逆冲断层与蛇头构造、叠瓦扇构造等逆冲推覆构造。表明该"盆"–"山"组合为一典型的前陆盆地系统。额敏前陆盆地形成于早二叠世,属后期冲断变形影响较弱、早期前陆盆地结构特征较明显的"早衰型"前陆盆地。这一成果为额敏盆地乃至西准噶尔盆地分析、构造演化、沉积作用、"盆"–"山"耦合等研究提供了重要信息。     

龙门山造山带晚三叠世构造隆升的分段性及层序充填响应

川西类前陆盆地与龙门山造山带为一个典型的盆—山系统。从川西地区的层序充填特征出发,分析了龙门山造山带晚三叠世隆升作用与川西类前陆盆地充填过程的耦合关系。认为盆内充填的由砂砾岩组成的类磨拉石建造和三个结构明显的构造层序,反映了龙门山晚三叠世隆升强度的幕次变化;同时盆地北部、中部和南部地区层序结构的差异性揭示了龙门山造山带...     

Interpreting the Coseismic Uplift and Subsidence of the Longmen Shan Foreland Basin System during the Wenchuan Earthquake by a Elastic Flexural Model

The coseismic surface uplift of the Longmen Shan(LMS) created an instantaneous topographic load over the western margin of the Sichuan Basin, where surface subsidence, decreasing eastward, has been measured using several methods, such as GPS, SAR and levelling. Using an elastic flexural model, we aim to interpret the coseismic surface uplift and subsidence, and constrain the effective lithospheric elastic thickness(T_e) of the Sichuan Basin. Using different effective elastic thickness values for the Sichuan Basin, a series of subsidence curves were computed by the elastic flexure model equation for a broken elastic plate. The curves, produced by models using an effective elastic thickness of 30–40 km, provided the best fit to the general pattern of observed coseismic subsidence of the Sichuan Basin. However, the calculated subsidence(~40–70 cm) at the front of the LMS is evidently lower than the observed values(~100 cm), suggesting that the effective elastic thickness therein should be lower. These results indicate that the lithospheric strength may decrease westward from the Sichuan Basin to the LMS.     

四川盆地东北部前陆褶皱-冲断带盐相关构造

以中、下三叠统嘉陵江组(T1j)和雷口坡组(T2l)含膏盐碳酸盐岩层系为界,可以将川东北地区划分为3个构造-层序组合,盐下构造-层序组合由震旦系-下三叠统飞仙关组组成,属于一套海相碳酸盐岩层系为主的沉积;盐层构造-层序组合由下三叠统嘉陵江组和中三叠统雷口坡组组成,属于一套含厚层膏盐的海相碳酸盐岩层系;盐上构造-层序组合由上三叠统须家河组和侏罗系、白垩系组成,属于一套陆相碎屑岩沉积。川东北地区发育了一套独特的构造变形样式,主要有基底卷入叠瓦冲断强变形带、基底卷入与盐层滑脱叠合变形带、隐伏盐相关构造滑脱变形带、双重构造、堆垛式三角带构造和背冲断块构造等。由于该区盐岩层厚度相对较薄,盐岩层系总体作为一个大型滑脱层系,控制川东北地区的构造变形。川东北地区主要构造变形机制包括区域挤压缩短作用、盐岩层塑性流动和滑脱作用、构造隆升和剥蚀作用、重力滑动和重力扩展作用等。川东北地区与三叠系盐岩层系有关的构造变形控制该区油气圈闭样式,有利于油气聚集和保存。     

川西龙门山褶皱冲断带分带性变形特征

通过野外地质考察和地震资料解释,将龙门山褶皱冲断带划分为5个构造带,即青川-茂汶断裂以西为松潘-甘孜构造带,青川-茂汶断裂与北川-映秀断裂之间为韧性变形带,北川-映秀断裂与马角坝-通济场-双石断裂之间为基底卷入冲断带,马角坝-通济场-双石断裂与广元-关口-大邑断裂之间为前缘-褶皱冲断带,广元-关口-大邑断裂以东为前陆坳陷带,在构造变形特征上,各条断裂在演化上具有前展式特征,在松潘-甘孜构造带和韧性变形带构造变形强烈,形成推覆构造带等构造变形样式,在前缘-褶皱冲断带和前陆坳陷带,变形强度较弱,形成背冲断块或断层相关褶皱等构造,西北部区域的变形表现为塑性变形特征,向南东方向渐变为塑-脆性变形和脆性变形,在剖面上各条断裂所形成的深度向盆地方向逐渐递减。龙门山褶皱冲断带的分带性变形特征是由多种因素共同影响的结果,这些因素主要有板块构造背景的决定作用、多套滑脱层的控制作用和岩性因素的制约作用。     

准噶尔盆地乌夏前陆冲断带构造活动-沉积响应

通过研究乌夏前陆冲断带二叠系构造层序特征、沉积相特征、断裂特征及最具断裂构造活动指向性的扇体发育特征,认为二叠纪构造演化受海西运动晚期的影响经历了强烈俯冲碰撞造山期、弱冲断夹短暂伸展火山期和强烈冲断复活期三个阶段,并形成了众多走向不同却又彼此相互切割叠加的逆冲断裂,影响着地层的沉积与剥蚀,控制着断裂带和扇体的形成和演化。结果表明由早至晚扇体由山前向盆内呈前展式夹短暂退覆式叠置迁移特点,相应地,二叠纪以形成北东向和北东东向断裂为主,并从山前向盆地方向依次发育,其间夹杂短暂的后展式发育,构造活动强度逐渐由北西向南东方向迁移。因此,绝大多数同生断裂控制了扇体的沉积边界和分布,部分控制了其厚度和发育方向,扇体的迁移与控扇断裂的活动迁移具有很好的吻合性,断裂活动是控制乌夏地区沉积的主要因素。结果表明:二叠纪时期乌夏地区主要发育水下扇—扇三角洲—冲积扇—湖泊沉积体系,从下至上经历了饥饿深水阶段、复理石阶段和磨拉石阶段构造,其中扇体发育代表了最典型的沉积特征。     

西昆仑—帕米尔造山带及其北缘前陆盆地板内变形构造

笔者总结了西昆仑—帕米尔造山带及塔西南前陆盆地板内变形的各类构造模式、构造分带、新生代变形格局及构造演化,提出其新生代板内变形具有弧形构造分段性和阶段性演化的特点,发现了依格孜牙、柯克亚、桑株—杜瓦、卡兹克—阿尔特薄皮弧形推覆构造、齐姆根主弧形构造段及玉力群—克里阳构造段的三角带构造及叶尔羌—棋盘对冲过渡型弧形构造。认为对冲过渡型弧形构造及各弧形构造分段间的斜冲走滑带是塔西南前陆盆地板内变形的特殊产物。     

Simulation of the Subsidence and Deposition Processes of the Foreland Basin in the Southwestern Margin of Ordos

Characteristics of deformation in the thrust belt and sequence stratigraphic framework in the foreland basin, structural features of the basin margin, and the episodic thrusting are studied in this paper by combining the eastern Qilian thrust belt and the Late Triassic foreland basin on the southwestern margin of Ordos. On this basis, a geological model and a mechanical model of coupling mechanism were established for the pair of thrust belt and foreland basin, and the subsidence and deposition process of the foreland basin were simulated on given parameters.     

准噶尔盆地西北缘前陆冲断带二叠纪逆冲断裂活动的沉积响应

笔者从160口单井剖面、15条联井剖面及5个层位平面渐次展开了准噶尔西北缘前陆冲断带二叠纪逆冲断裂活动的沉积响应研究。各种成因扇体(冲积扇、水下扇、扇三角洲)在佳木河组和上乌尔禾组地层中最为发育，其沉积分布严格受不同时期活动的同生断裂控制。由早二叠世佳木河期至晚二叠世上乌尔禾期，扇体在克拉玛依-夏子街地区叠置程度较好，由盆缘向盆内迁移、推进明显；在车排子中拐地区叠置程度相对较差，局部略呈向盆缘老山收缩、后退趋势，表明红山嘴车排子断裂带与克拉玛依-百口泉断阶带、乌尔禾-夏子街断褶带逆冲活动的强度及地域迁移性有明显差异。二叠纪总体为一由弱到强的前展式推覆冲断及渐进式扇体迁移模式，即随同生控扇断裂由老山向盆缘的前展式推覆活动，相应地，各构造带扇体逐渐由盆缘向盆地方向发育、推进，扇体面积不断扩大，显示出明显的渐进式迁移的沉积响应，两者形成良好的耦合性。进而引入“活动性指数”的概念与方法，对前陆冲断带同生断裂的冲断活动强度进行了定量化统计分析，据二叠纪冲断推覆事件的地层、沉积标识，识别出3个逆冲推覆幕、7个逆冲推覆事件，划分出P1j-P1f、P2x—P2w、P3w三套构造层序，并指出在P1f、P2x及P2 3w各时期，由红山嘴-车排子→克拉玛依-百口泉→乌尔禾-夏子街构造带，同生断裂活动性趋于增强；在乌尔禾-夏子街断褶带，由早二叠世佳木河期到中、晚二叠世乌尔禾期，冲断推覆强度逐渐增大。     

库车再生前陆盆地冲断构造楔特征

库车再生前陆盆地冲断构造楔由一系列向南运动的逆冲断层和相关褶皱组成。冲断楔的北部以断层转折褶皱、断层传播褶皱、双重逆冲构造为主。断层楔的前缘发育了很好的滑脱膝折背斜,全为盲断层控制,形成隐蔽式前锋。冲断层的就位从中新世开始,自北向南迁移,前锋的构造形成在第四纪。造成逆冲断层的地壳水平缩短作用速度在中新世较慢,平均为0．355mm/a,上新世中期达0．82mm/a,而到上新世晚期和第四纪速度增大了约一个数量级,达到1．29－3mm/a。     

环青藏高原盆山体系内前陆冲断构造变形的空间变化规律

早古生代以前漂移在大洋中的塔里木、扬子、华北等小型克拉通板块在晚古生代开始聚敛拼贴,形成统一的大陆,奠定了中国中西部前陆冲断带发育的地质基础。新生代以来欧亚大陆与印度板块的碰撞及其远程效应,欧亚大陆强烈变形。随着青藏高原的隆升和向北、向东推挤,在远离碰撞缝合带的地方,古造山带复活,冲断带不断向外围扩展,形成统一的、规模巨大的环青藏高原盆山体系。在冲断带不断向青藏高原外围扩展的同时,在每一个单独的盆山体系(古造山活动控制的盆山耦合体系)内部发生强烈陆内变形,冲断带也依次从造山带向克拉通内部扩展,强烈的陆内造山隆升和构造挤压在造山带与克拉通之间形成了十余个前陆冲断带。从南向北分别选取了塔西南、库车、准南和准噶尔西北缘这四个前陆冲断带的构造缩短率和盆山耦合导致的高程差在平面上的变化特征,来研究环青藏高原巨型盆山体系内部的前陆冲断带在新生代的构造变形特征的空间分布规律。认为在欧亚大陆与印度板块的碰撞及其远程效应控制下,环青藏高原巨型盆山体系从内向外构造变形强度、盆山耦合程度具有依次降低的规律;克拉通边缘的单个盆山组合中从山前向克拉通方向构造变形强度依次降低,构造变形样式逐渐变得简单。     

Characteristics of Triassic Petroleum Systems in the Longmenshan Foreland Basin, Sichuan Province, China

The Triassic in the Longmengshan foreland basin is rich in oil and gas resources. Its reservoirs feature low-porosity, low-permeability, small pore throat, high water saturation, and strong heterogeneity. The existence of abnormally high pressure and various reservoir-cap combinations developed at different times provide favorable conditions for trapping oil and gas. Taking the theory of petroleum systems as a guide, and beginning with research on tectonics, sedimentary history, distribution and evolution of source rocks, reservoir evolution, hydraulic force distribution, and hydrocarbon migration, analysis and study of static factors like source rocks, reservoirs and cap rocks, and dynamic factors such as hydrocarbon generation, migration, and accumulation revealed the characteristics of the Upper Triassic petroleum system in western Sichuan province. The deepbasin gas in the central hydrocarbon kitchen of the Upper Triassic, structural-lithological combination traps on the surrounding slopes, and the structural traps of the Indo-Chinese-Yangshan paleohighs, are potential plays. The relatively well- developed fault zones in the southern segment of the Longmengshan foothill belt are favorable Jurassic gas plays. Pengshan-Xinjin, Qiongxi, and Dayi are recent exploration targets for Jurassic oil/gas reservoirs.