Reconstructing sea-level changes from types of storm deposits: An example of the Middle and Late Cambrian at Xiaweidian section of Western Hills,Beijing
Jing Yuxuan1, Liu Jianbo1,2,3, Yan Zhen1, Sun Yongchao1, Xu Zhenqing4
1 School of Earth and Space Sciences,Peking University,Beijing 100871; 2 Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution (Peking University), Ministry of Education, Beijing 100871; 3 State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology of Stratigraphy, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu; 4 Management Office of the Mid-Upper Proterozoic National Nature Reserve in Jixian County, Tianjin 301900
Abstract：Storm deposits were extensively developed in the Middle and Upper Cambrian in North China. However,the sedimentary environments of these storm deposits are a matter of debate. Based on careful observation and measurement of the Xiaweidian section in Western Hills of Beijing,North China,five lithofacies are identified, which are further grouped into three lithofacies associations that were deposited in shallow subtidal zone,deep subtidal zone,and shaly basin, respectively. According to the sedimentary textures and structures,49 layers of storm deposits are recognized in the studied section,which are grouped into 4 types(named as:In-situ unbroken,in-situ broken,proximal,and distal storm deposits)and 12 sub-types that were formed in various sedimentary environments. A new sea-level curve is inferred from the changes of storm deposit sub-types in the Middle and Upper Cambrian at western Beijing. This sea-level curve matches well with the curve reconstructed from facies analysis of fair-weather deposits in the studied section,as well as those inferred by previous researches in Beijing and in western Shandong Province,North China. Thus,types of storm deposits can be utilized to reconstruct long-term sea-level changes in the geological history.
Jing Yuxuan,Liu Jianbo,Yan Zhen et al. Reconstructing sea-level changes from types of storm deposits: An example of the Middle and Late Cambrian at Xiaweidian section of Western Hills,Beijing[J]. JOPC, 2015, 17(5): 653-668.
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