Reconstruction of the proto-type basin and tectono-paleogeography of Tarim Block in the Mesozoic
The reconstruction of the proto-type basin and tectono-paleogeography of the Tarim Basin during the Mesozoic is crucial for hydrocarbon exploration, particularly for identifying hydrocarbon source rocks. This study reconstructs the position, thickness, and distribution of the original stratigraphy,...
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| description | The reconstruction of the proto-type basin and tectono-paleogeography of the Tarim Basin during the Mesozoic is crucial for hydrocarbon exploration, particularly for identifying hydrocarbon source rocks. This study reconstructs the position, thickness, and distribution of the original stratigraphy, the shortening amount by structural deformation, and the distribution of sedimentary facies in each Mesozoic period using paleomagnetic data, residual stratigraphy data, seismic profiles, and lithofacies distribution. During the Triassic period, a syn-collision thrust fault structure formed in the southern Tarim Block due to the successive collision of the Tianshuihai-Bayankara terrane, North Qiangtang terrane, and South Qiangtang terrane with the Tarim Block. The sedimentary strata mainly distributed in the Northern Depression and Kuqa Depression, and their sedimentary centers continuously moved northward. In the Early-Middle Jurassic, faulted basins representing post-collision extensional structures developed on the margins of the Tarim Block. In the Late Jurassic, the Tarim Block was compressed, and the faulted basin transformed into a depressional downwarped basin with red coarse clastic sediments due to the collision of the Amdo-Dongkacuo microcontinent with the Tarim Block. In the late Early Cretaceous, the collision between the Lhasa Block and the Tarim Block caused the entire uplift of the Tarim Block, which stopped accepting deposition except for the deposition of marine facies in the southwestern Tarim Basin influenced by a large-scale transgression event. The complex evolution of the Paleo-Tethys and Neo-Tethys Oceans during the Mesozoic significantly influenced the sediment distribution and structural features of the Tarim Basin. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4795c2a94c4a45cc9b0c20d8322e62532023-07-07T14:00:55ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Earth Science2296-64632023-07-011110.3389/feart.2023.11214281121428Reconstruction of the proto-type basin and tectono-paleogeography of Tarim Block in the MesozoicXiang Li0Haining Chang1Shaoying Huang2Caiming Luo3Yunjiang Duan4Hao Zhang5Jinkai Xia6Ziqi Zhong7Lunyan Wei8The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, Ministry of Education, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, ChinaThe Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, Ministry of Education, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, ChinaInstitute of Petroleum Exploration and Development, Tarim Oilfield Company, Korla, ChinaInstitute of Petroleum Exploration and Development, Tarim Oilfield Company, Korla, ChinaInstitute of Petroleum Exploration and Development, Tarim Oilfield Company, Korla, ChinaThe Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, Ministry of Education, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, ChinaThe Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, Ministry of Education, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, ChinaThe Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, Ministry of Education, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, ChinaThe Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution, Ministry of Education, School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, ChinaThe reconstruction of the proto-type basin and tectono-paleogeography of the Tarim Basin during the Mesozoic is crucial for hydrocarbon exploration, particularly for identifying hydrocarbon source rocks. This study reconstructs the position, thickness, and distribution of the original stratigraphy, the shortening amount by structural deformation, and the distribution of sedimentary facies in each Mesozoic period using paleomagnetic data, residual stratigraphy data, seismic profiles, and lithofacies distribution. During the Triassic period, a syn-collision thrust fault structure formed in the southern Tarim Block due to the successive collision of the Tianshuihai-Bayankara terrane, North Qiangtang terrane, and South Qiangtang terrane with the Tarim Block. The sedimentary strata mainly distributed in the Northern Depression and Kuqa Depression, and their sedimentary centers continuously moved northward. In the Early-Middle Jurassic, faulted basins representing post-collision extensional structures developed on the margins of the Tarim Block. In the Late Jurassic, the Tarim Block was compressed, and the faulted basin transformed into a depressional downwarped basin with red coarse clastic sediments due to the collision of the Amdo-Dongkacuo microcontinent with the Tarim Block. In the late Early Cretaceous, the collision between the Lhasa Block and the Tarim Block caused the entire uplift of the Tarim Block, which stopped accepting deposition except for the deposition of marine facies in the southwestern Tarim Basin influenced by a large-scale transgression event. The complex evolution of the Paleo-Tethys and Neo-Tethys Oceans during the Mesozoic significantly influenced the sediment distribution and structural features of the Tarim Basin.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2023.1121428/fullTarim Basinproto-type basintectono-paleogeographyMesozoicbasin evolution |
| spellingShingle | Xiang Li Haining Chang Shaoying Huang Caiming Luo Yunjiang Duan Hao Zhang Jinkai Xia Ziqi Zhong Lunyan Wei Reconstruction of the proto-type basin and tectono-paleogeography of Tarim Block in the Mesozoic Frontiers in Earth Science Tarim Basin proto-type basin tectono-paleogeography Mesozoic basin evolution |
| title | Reconstruction of the proto-type basin and tectono-paleogeography of Tarim Block in the Mesozoic |
| title_full | Reconstruction of the proto-type basin and tectono-paleogeography of Tarim Block in the Mesozoic |
| title_fullStr | Reconstruction of the proto-type basin and tectono-paleogeography of Tarim Block in the Mesozoic |
| title_full_unstemmed | Reconstruction of the proto-type basin and tectono-paleogeography of Tarim Block in the Mesozoic |
| title_short | Reconstruction of the proto-type basin and tectono-paleogeography of Tarim Block in the Mesozoic |
| title_sort | reconstruction of the proto type basin and tectono paleogeography of tarim block in the mesozoic |
| topic | Tarim Basin proto-type basin tectono-paleogeography Mesozoic basin evolution |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2023.1121428/full |
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