Lithofacies palaeogeography of the Qixia Age of Permian in western Hubei-northwestern Hunan Provinces
Wei Hengye1,2, Chen Daizhao1
1 Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resources Research，Institute of Geology and Geophysics， Chinese Academy of Sciences，Beijing100029 2 College of Earth Sciences，East China Institute of Technology，Nanchang 330013，Jiangxi
Abstract Detailed stratigraphic and depositional facies analyses for the Qixia to the Lower Maokou Formations from several sections in western Hubei-northwestern Hunan Provinces indicate an intra-craton carbonate ramp environment，including inner，middle and outer ramps，and basinal facies.The inner ramp facies consists of thick-bedded to massive bioclastic limestone，characterized by bioclastic grains of green algae and benthic foraminifera and lack of high-energy bioclastic shoals.The middle ramp facies consists of medium- to thick-bedded limestone bearing bioclasts and thick-bedded lime mudstone.This facies is characterized by skeletal grains of crinoids，bryozoans and small foraminiferas，but is lack of the hummocky cross-stratification.The outer ramp facies consists of marlstone interbedded with thin-bedded lime mudstone bearing bioclastic grains of thin-shelled brachiopods.Basinal facies is characterized by dark-grey marlstone intercalated with black calcareous shales.These features suggest a low energy protected carbonate ramp(or shelf)environment.Three third-order sequences(S1，S2 and S3)were identified in the Qixia and Lower Maokou Formations，each spanning about 2 Ma.These sequences are dominantly composed of the lower transgressive and upper highstand systems tracts.The basal sequence S1 was deposited during the initial transgression of Qixia Age，during which the carbonate ramp was established，developing intrashelf basin in the western Hubei area.Then an overall mild shallow carbonate ramp(or shelf)environment predominated over as the intrashelf basin was filled up during S2 deposition.Sequence S3 was deposited during the largest-scale transgression in the Late Paleozoic，resulting in an apparent deepening in water depth.The deep outer ramp was then established once again and expanded in a mushroom-shaped area in Sangzhi-Changyang-Jingzhou-Changde area.
About author: Wei Hengye，born in 1980，is a Ph.D. candidate and is engaged in carbonate sedimentology and sedimentary geochemistry.E-mail: weihengye@yahoo.com.cn.
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Wei Hengye,Chen Daizhao. Lithofacies palaeogeography of the Qixia Age of Permian in western Hubei-northwestern Hunan Provinces[J]. JOURNAL OF PALAEOGEOGRAPHY, 2011, 13(5): 551-562.
Wei Hengye,Chen Daizhao. Lithofacies palaeogeography of the Qixia Age of Permian in western Hubei-northwestern Hunan Provinces[J]. JOPC, 2011, 13(5): 551-562.
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