Sequence Stratigraphy of Upper Proterozoic Glacigenous Rocks in Southeastern Margin of Yangtze Platform

INTRODUCTIONTheUpperProterozoicglacigrnousrocksarewidelydistributedinthesoutheasternmarginoftheYangtzeplatformandaflpreservedinHunan,Hubei,GulhouandGuanghProvince.PreviousbarkontheSestudhasbeendonebyLuetal.(1985)andLiuetal.(1991).TheysUggeStedthatthesegladgenousrockscanbeusedasbarkersforhighresolutionstratigl'aphiccoagulationfromcontinenttocontinent,andadoptedtheconceptofPrecambrianglobaliceagepearland,1900.ReCentresea~showthattheSestudhaveah~useaschronostratigraphicmarkers.InrejeC…

Sequence Stratigraphy of Upper Proterozoic Glacigenous Rocks in Southeastern Margin of Yangtze Platform

The Upper Proterozoic glacigenous rocks in the southeastern margin of the Yangtze platform were accumulated in a glacially influenced marine environment with extension set- ting. Two type I depositional sequences have been identified in the glacioclastic sediments the their boundaries enhanced by both tectonism and the incision of glaciation. The lower sequence (SQ1), comprising Changan and Fulu formations (Guangxi Province), Jiangkou and Xiangmen formations(Hunan Province) and their equivalents, is bounded by erosional unconformities both at the base and on the top. The upper sequence (SQ2), composed mainly of Nantuo Formation and its equivalents, is confined by an erosional unconformity at the base and covered by an exposure surface of karstification on the top. The depositional systems tracts are difficult to be distinguished directly and mainly characterized by the variation in glacioclastic supplies. Two types of episodic parasequeuces can be identified in the glacigenous rocks and are related to the evolution of depositional systems tracts. Both the sequences and parasequences are caused by autocyclic mechanism. The present research shows that the Upper Proterozoic glacigenous deposits are of significance for the analysis of the tectonic evolution of the Late Precambrian basin in South China.