Subdivision of Permian Fossil Communities and Habitat Types in Northeast Sichuan, South China

Recent achievement in hydrocarbon exploration In Northeast Sichuan (四川) demonstrated that Permian calcareous and argillaceous deposits are the major contributing source rocks. Reevaluation on the hydrocarbon potential of the Permian strata over the whole Yangtze region is thus to be desired. A comprehensive corroboration was carried out at the Shangsi (上寺) Section, Guangyuan (广元), Northeast Sichuan, which is believed to be another promising area in South China. This article deals with the ecological and depositionai conditions of the Permian strata in the section, including the Chihsla, Maokou (茅口), Wujiaping (吴家坪), and Dalong (大隆) formations, which share some similarities with those occurring in the broad Yangtze carbonate platforms. Five fossil communities of Mizzia-Permocalculus, Hayasakaia, Inozoan, Ostracod, and Crinoid were identified in the Yangtze region and described in detail including their components and occurrence. On the basis of the fossil communities and depositional features, 23 habitat types, mainly occurring from inner to outer shelves, were recognized at the Shangsi Section in order to reconstruct the depositional conditions and accordingly to evaluate the paleoproductivity. In addition, the subdivision of Chihsia Formation in the section was revised, which would be of significance for the reconstruction of the Chihsian paleogeography in the study area.     

重庆秀山小茶园锰矿南华系大塘坡组古环境*

认识渝湘黔地区南华系的沉积构造背景可以为该地区锰矿勘探提供新的依据,基于此,文中对重庆秀山小茶园锰矿ZK0606钻孔的南华系千子门组和大塘坡组开展了系统的沉积环境和地球化学分析。沉积相分析结果表明,该套地层共可划分出冰水浅海、局限边缘盆地和浅水陆棚3种沉积环境。地球化学分析结果表明,研究区大塘坡组稀土元素总量较高、富轻稀土元素、具Eu负异常,结合Al₂O₃/(Al₂O₃+Fe₂O₃)、Al/(Al+Fe+Mn)值等,推测其形成于被动大陆边缘背景。根据微量元素含量及其比值(U、V、Mo、V/Cr)等推测,大塘坡组一段沉积于缺氧—贫氧沉积环境,而大塘坡组二段逐渐过渡到氧化沉积环境;根据Al/Ca值、化学蚀变指数(CIA)等指标分析,该套地层自下而上化学风化强度逐渐增大、陆源碎屑供给增多,这可能与Sturtian冰期结束、气候变暖和海平面迅速升高有关。综合上述分析结果认为,重庆秀山小茶园锰矿主要产出于大塘坡组一段下部相对深水厌氧的局限边缘盆地环境中。     

四川攀枝花盐边地区新发现142万t大型晶质石墨矿

1 研究目的(Objective) 在开展1:5万区域地质调查工作基础上,系统查明区内地层、岩石、构造特征和成矿地质条件,围绕扬子陆块西缘攀枝花地区田坪、南阳等已有的典型石墨矿床开展石墨矿成矿背景调查研究工作,发现新的石墨矿化线索,助推形成攀枝花大型晶质石墨矿资源基地.     

碳酸盐岩缓坡向镶边台地的转化:以黔东麻江地区下寒武统清虚洞组为例

黔东麻江地区位于上扬子台地东南缘,下寒武统(相当于2008年国际地层年表中的寒武纪第二统)清虚洞组发育浅海
碳酸盐岩沉积。露头观察、微相分析和地球化学数据综合得出,麻江地区清虚洞组可划分为浅海陆棚、潮下带、浅滩、潮间带4种
沉积环境。由下向上,构成了5个向上变浅的旋回(C1-C5)。C1-C3旋回为浅海陆棚-潮下带-潮间带序列,以细晶白云岩为主,
局部见鲕粒或灰泥的交代残余;C4-C5旋回为台缘浅滩-潮间带序列,浅滩特征明显。麻江地区沉积环境的纵向演化和邻区沉积
环境的对比表明,湘西黔东地区清虚洞组经历了碳酸盐岩缓坡向镶边台地的过渡转化。