Geological evolution of the West Luzon Basin (South China Sea,Philippines) |
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Authors: | Email author" target="_blank">Jashar?ArfaiEmail author Dieter?Franke Christoph?Gaedicke Rüdiger?Lutz Michael?Schnabel Stefan?Ladage Kai?Berglar Mario?Aurelio Jennie?Montano Nicole?Pellejera |
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Institution: | (1) Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR), Stilleweg 2, 30655 Hannover, Germany;(2) National Institute of Geological Sciences, College of Science, University of the Philippines, Velasquez St., U. P. Campus, 1101 Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines |
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Abstract: | Interpretation of deep 2-D multi-channel seismic data sheds insights into the geological evolution of the West Luzon Basin,
Philippines. This basin is a sediment-filled trough that is located between the island of Luzon and the outer arc high of
the west Luzon subduction zone. High-amplitude, low-frequency reflection bands mark the acoustic basement. The basement, at
about 6 s (TWT), is dissected by normal faults with some of them being inverted in a later phase of deformation. The sedimentary
successions, overlying the basement are stratified with partly chaotic structures and discontinuous reflectors. Five regional
unconformities separate major stratigraphic units. Grid calculations of our seismic data reveal variations in the sedimentation
pattern of the basin with a shift of the deposition centre from east to west and backwards during formation. A distinct bottom-simulating
reflector is commonly observed. Because the northern boundary of the continental fragments to the South of the West Luzon
Basin is unclear we speculate that the basin may be (partly) underlain by continental crust. The continental crust was affected
by rifting prior to and during the opening of the South China Sea and the basin was overprinted at a later stage by a forearc
structural setting when subduction was initiated. |
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