A point-sourced calciclastic submarine fan complex (Eocene Anotz Formation, western Pyrenees): facies architecture, evolution and controlling factors

A complete transect of a fossil carbonate ramp slope has been reconstructed using outcrop data from the Lower-Middle Eocene Anotz Formation in the western Pyrenees. The Anotz Formation contains four calciclastic (mostly bioclastic) members encased within hemipelagic marl/limestone alternations, each calciclastic member representing a submarine fan system. Individual fans are composed of a gullied upper slope, a leveed feeder channel, a channelized lobe area, an unconfined lobe zone and a peripheral lobe fringe that grades downcurrent into basinal deposits. Quantitative data on the dimensions and degree of lateral continuity and vertical connectivity of the Anotz calciclastic fan elements are presented. These data provide information for a better understanding of the intrinsic nature of calciclastic submarine fans and to model their reservoir potential. The long-term evolution of the Anotz carbonate slope was generally progradational, as evidenced by the four discrete episodes of calciclastic-fan development. The location of the fans was controlled by the synsedimentary tectonic activity of the Pamplona fault, which created a slope valley along which the reworked shallow-water calciclastic sediments were funnelled. In addition, episodic basinward tilting of the shallow-water carbonate ramp, linked to the development of the South Pyrenean foreland basin, switched on and off the process of calciclastic resedimentation and determined the growth or abandonment of the fan systems.     

山东东营凹陷沙河街组纹层年龄估算方法探讨

渤海湾盆地位于北纬35°—42°之间,中始新世沙河街组四段上部和三段沉积期间,在气候上属于中亚热带,湖泊水体较为稳定,并出现季节性分层,因此沉积常显示出暗灰和浅灰色的年纹层(或称偶层)。根据不少国内外湖泊纹泥统计和14C测定和频谱分析的对比,认为纹层可以作为地层定年工具。纹层年龄计算方法研究对含油盆地成烃成藏定量研究具有重要意义。东营凹陷年纹层计算方法有两种,或选定含纹层岩芯样品进行岩石薄片和电子探针观察和测定,取得年纹层间隔与元素峰值统计;或选取一段含纹层的测井数据作天文400ka、40ka或20ka周期地层年龄计算。通过两种方法求出东营凹陷通29井等沙三段—沙四上亚段堆积速率的比较,前者薄片和探针方法得到的平均速率为0.1078mm/a,后者天文的方法得到的是0.1280mm/a,两者计算差只有0.0172mm/a。因此应用两种方法来计算地层年龄和对比是可行的。前者求纹层方法更为直观,但岩芯和电子探针的测定费用较大,而相比而言,用油田测井数据作天文地层堆积速率和年龄的计算,在经济上、时间上可能胜于前者。     

Palaeomagnetically defined rotations of fault-bounded continental blocks in the North Anatolian Shear Zone, North Central Anatolia

The 1200 km-long North Anatolian Transform Fault connects the East Anatolian post-collisional compressional regime in the east with the Aegean back-arc extensional regime to the west. This active dextral fault system lies within a shear zone reaching up to 100 km in width, and consists of southward splining branches. These branches, which have less frequent and smaller magnitude earthquake activity compare to the major transform, cut and divide the shear zone into fault delimited blocks. Comparison of palaeomagnetic data from 46 sites in the Eocene volcanics from different blocks indicate that each fault-bounded block has been affected by vertical block rotations. Although clockwise rotations are dominant as expected from dextral fault-bounded blocks, anticlockwise rotations have also been documented. These anticlockwise rotations are interpreted as due to anticlockwise rotation of the Anatolian Block, as indicated by GPS measurements, and the effects of unmapped faults or pre-North Anatolian Fault tectonic events.     

东营凹陷中始新统上部-上始新统层序地层模式及其石油地质意义

通过识别沉积基准面旋回产生的层序界面,东营凹陷中始新统上部-上始新统可划分出四个层序。各层序具有相似的成因和体系域构成。其低位域 (LST)发育辫状河、下切水道-浊积扇、扇三角洲、废弃型三角洲和水下扇。湖泊扩张体系域 (EST)发育由深湖泥岩、油页岩、白云岩、滨浅湖组成的湖泊体系、破坏型三角洲及曲流河体系。湖泊萎缩体系域 (RST)发育浅湖、河流三角洲体系及扇三角洲体系。由于同一层序在盆地发育的构造部位不同,可以表现出三种层序样式 :A位于构造坡折带之下的深湖-三角洲环境层序样式,B、位于构造坡折带之上的下切水道-浅湖环境层序样式和C、位于湖域之外的河流-泛滥平原环境层序样式。并在综合研究的基础上建立了东营凹陷中始新统上部-上始新统层序的成因模式。指出在每个三角洲主朵体的前方同生断裂带及其靠近洼陷一侧是低位砂体的主要发育区,也是低位砂体油藏的富集区和寻找隐蔽油藏的主要方向。     

Composition and provenance of the Upper Cretaceous to Eocene sandstones in Central Palawan, Philippines: Constraints on the tectonic development of Palawan

Abstract Sandstones from the Upper Cretaceous to Eocene succession of Central Palawan are rich in quartz grains and acidic volcanic rock fragments. Potassium feldspar grains and granitic rock fragments are commonly observed. The moderate to high SiO₂ and low FeO plus MgO contents of the sandstones support the proposal that clasts were derived from a continental source region. Southern China (Kwangtung and Fukien regions) is inferred to be the source area of the sandstones. The sedimentary facies of the Upper Cretaceous to Eocene succession consist of turbidite and sandstones, suggesting that they were deposited in the deep sea portions of submarine-fans and basin plains situated along a continental margin. These features indicate that the Upper Cretaceous to Eocene succession of the Central Palawan were derived and drifted from the southern margin of China. The tectonic history related to the formation of Palawan Island is also discussed.     

河南荥巩煤上二叠世早期地层中异地煤的成因动力学研究

早二叠世早期,豫西地区处于热带陆表海环境.这一时期形成的海陆交替相含煤地层,太原组下部灰岩段中的I3煤层,其直接顶、底板均为浅海碳酸盐沉积,煤层本身具有明显的风暴沉积层序,是风暴作用形成的异地煤.     

TECTONIC EVOLUTION OF THE EOCENE DROSH-VOLCANO-SEDIMENTARY BASIN IN NW-KOHISTAN ISLAND ARC TERRANE, HINDUKUSH, N. PAKISTAN

In NW Himalayas, the suture zone between the collided Indian and the Karakoram plates is occupied by crust of the Cretaceous Kohistan Island\|Arc Terrane [1] . Late Cretaceous (about 90Ma) accretion with the southern margin of the Karakoram Plate at the site of the Shyok Suture Zone turned Kohistan to become an Andean\|type margin. The Neotethys was completely subducted at the southern margin of Kohistan by Early Tertiary, leading to collision between Kohistan and continental crust of the Indian plate at the site of the Main mantle thrust.More than 80% of the Kohistan terrane comprises plutonic rocks of (1) ultramafic to gabbroic composition forming the basal crust of the intra\|oceanic stage of the island arc, and (2) tonalite\|granodiorite\|granite composition belong to the Kohistan Batholith occupying much of the intermediate to shallow crust of the terrane mostly intruded in the Andean\|type margin stage [2] . Both these stages of subduction\|related magmatism were associated with volcanic and sedimentary rocks formed in Late Cretaceous and Early Tertiary basins. This study addresses tectonic configuration of Early Tertiary Drosh basin exposed in NW parts of the Kohistan terrane, immediately to the south of the Shyok Suture Zone.     

pH的量传体系及其观测仪器的计量标准

本文主要介绍了有关ｐＨ标度、国家ｐＨ基准和ｐＨ工作标准的建立方法、标准缓冲溶液的配置与保存方法以及ｐＨ的量值传递体系。由于海洋现场ｐＨ观测仪器在测量原理和计量标准等方面与常规实验室ｐＨ计室完全相同,因而只要采用国家ｐＨ计量标准和合理的计量检定方法对仪器进行校准检定,便可以使观测量值溯源到国家基准,从而海洋调查资料达到准确一致的目的。另外,本文作者还阐述了实验室ｐＨ主的计量检定方法,提出了对现场观测     

渤海西北岸曹妃甸地区晚更新世末期以来古环境恢复

通过孢粉和硅藻分析并结合沉积学以及14C测年等资料,重建了渤海湾西北岸曹妃甸地区晚更新世末期以来的古植被、古气候以及古地理等演变过程,细致刻划了渤海湾西北岸海平面变化和海陆变迁史.曹妃甸地区自晚更新世末期以来的古沉积环境经历了冲积平原或滨海平原、河口或近海湖沼环境、三角洲与砂坝-泻湖沉积环境、废弃三角洲与砂坝-泻湖沉积环境等4个阶段.气候和植被在不同阶段也发生了相应的变化.     

Higher plant biomarker signatures of Early Eocene sediments of North Eastern India

The biomarkers, molecular fossils of paleobiota, have been studied in detail from a coal-bearing sequence of Early Eocene Lakadong sandstone member of Sylhet Formation of Upper Assam Basin, NE India, using gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. Corresponding hydrocarbon source potential of the same unit has been studied using Rock-Eval pyrolysis. The Rock-Eval data suggest dominant terrestrial land plant contribution, i.e., Type III kerogen and the sediments of the section had entered the early stage of catagenesis. The alkane and isoprenoid distributions are characterized by odd over even preference (OEP) (1.1–1.2) of n-alkanes and high pristane/phytane ratio (2.9–7.6) which corroborate the Rock-Eval data. The distribution of aliphatic biomarkers is characterized by dominance of C₂₄ tetracyclics over C₂₃ tricyclics, high concentration of des-E hopane, moderate to high C₂₉/C₃₀ hopane ratio, extremely low oleanane index and low C₃₅ homohopane index. The extremely low oleanane index is correlated with a high degree of aromatization of oleanane skeleton, favoured by acidic swampy depositional environment. The presence of diterpanes at the base of the Early Eocene section indicates contribution from gymnosperms (Coniferales order of land plants) whereas angiospermous biomarkers with oleanoid skeleton are also preserved. This pattern subsequently evolved to angiosperm dominated towards the top of the section with no gymnosperm signature indicating possible climatic variation during the Early Eocene. Towards the top of the section presence of bicadinanes indicates contribution of Dipterocarpaceae family of trees and advent of the evergreen tropical rain forest element in eastern India in Early Eocene, similar to the pattern found in western India, e.g., Cambay and Kutch basins.