The Geologic Time Scale and the Italian stratigraphic record

The construction of the Geologic Time Scale (GTS) is a titanic scientific challenge that has been under way for two centuries and will require much dedicated effort in the future. Italy preserves a paramount stratigraphic record of Mesozoic and Cenozoic marine sediments that have been significant in the development of the modern GTS. The Italian stratigraphic record has been histori-cally important in introducing and defining the standard Chronostratigraphic Units (CUs) of the Neogene and Quaternary. Pelagic successions from Northern Apen-nines and Southern Alps have been used in the seventies for integrating the late Cretaceous-Paleogene Geomag-netic Polarity Time Scale (GPTS) with planktonic microfossil biostratieraohv and standard CUs. This was a major contribution to the construction of a new gener-ation of GTS based on integrated magnetobiochronol-ogy. The middle Miocene to early Pleistocene marinerecord from Sicily and southern Italy has been funda-mental for establishing the recently developed Astro-nomical Time Scale (ATS). In prospect, there are many potentials still to be exploited in the Italian marine stratigraphic record for implementing the GTS by defin-ing GSSPs of various CUs, improving magneto-biochronology and extending downwards the ATS.     

Sedimentary characteristics of tide-dominated estuary in Donghetang Formation（Upper Devonian）, central Tarim Basin

The Donghetang Formation （Upper Devonian） in central Tarim Basin has been thought an important oil and gas reservoir since the abundant oil and gas resources were found in the wells W16, W20, W34, and other fields. However, the sedimentary environment of the Donghetang Formation has been disputed because it suffered from both tidal and fluvial actions and there were not rich fossils in the sandstone. After the authors analyzed sedimentary features by means of drill cores, well logging data, paleosols, and with SEM obseruations, three kinds of sedimentary environments were distinguished： alluvial fan, tide-dominated estuary, and shelf. Particularly, the sedimentary features of tide-dominated estuary were studied in detail. Besides, the authors discussed sedimentary characteristics of the Donghetang Formation which was divided into two fourth-order sequences and five system tracts. At the same time, according to the forming process of five system tracts, the whole vertical evolution and lateral transition of tide-dominated estuary were illustrated clearly. Finally, the reservoir quality was evaluated based on porosity and permeability.     

松辽盆地中生代沉积基准面变化研究

利用地质资料研究来恢复沉积基准面变化。首先根据沉积物的分布规律、沉积构造、古生物组合及古生态、自生矿物和波基面等特征来获得古水深,然后利用对地层做脱水压实校正获得沉积物原始厚度。对湖盆地区古水深和沉积物原始厚度累加起来就可得到沉积基准面变化曲线。沉积基准面变化曲线为在松辽盆地中进行地层对比提供了依据。     

海洋锶同位素研究进展

近年来分析表明，海水锶同位素组成受锶的来源控制，其比值随时间与海平面的变化有内在联系，海洋锶同位素组成的变化反映了物质来源的重要信息。在全球范围内海水的锶同位素组成都是均一的，海水^87Sr/^86Sr比值随时间变化这一基本原理确立了锶同位素地层学。     

南黄海及相邻陆区松散沉积层磁性地层的研究

本文通过研究区5个钻孔松散沉积岩心磁性地层的划分对比,获知布容与松山极性带的界线,南黄海和陆区北部位于80.0—99.5m。陆区的南部此界线于270.4m深处。松山和高斯极性带的界线,海区未揭露到,其沉积起始时间都小于1.7Ma。而陆区的南、北部分别位于117m和328.2m。高斯和吉尔伯特极性带的界线,陆区北部为140m,而南部区为460.15m。沉积起始时间为3.4Ma。吉尔伯特底界仅北部陆区所揭示,为190.5m。松散沉积层与下伏白垩纪(?)石灰岩接触面位于400.35m,沉积起始时间约17.0Ma。     

晚侏罗世气体水合物中甲烷的释放证据

碳酸盐储层的界定性十分模糊,但它是引起气候变化的可能性因素,因而大陆边缘和永久冻土区存在着甲烷水合物这一现象唤起了人们极大的兴趣。CH4（(13C"-60‰）的大规模快速释放可用来解释古新世有孔虫、海洋块体碳酸盐、土壤碳酸盐和齿状磷灰石同位素记录下的(13C负位移、阿普第阶块体碳酸盐的(13C（(13Ccarb）位移以及托阿尔阶块体碳酸盐、海洋和陆源有机物中记录的同位素位移。所有这些同位素位移都伴随着大范围的气候变暖。甲烷释放产生的特殊的(13C特征使我们能够识别整个地质历史中其它的甲烷释放事件。我们在这里给出了晚侏罗世甲…     

海域层序地层学环境恢复技术

海域层序地层学环境恢复技术是针对我国区勘探初期的沉积盆地，充分利用已有的地质和地球物理资料，主要是二维地震资料，以层序地层学为指导，在层序分析、地震相和岩性预测的基础上，研究盆地发育的各沉积时期的沉积环境及沉积演化的地球物理资料地质解释技术，本文介绍了该技术的系统构成、技术特点和实现过程。