Global palaeo-plate reconstruction and lithofacies palaeogeography in the Silurian
Wang Honghao1,2 Li Jianghai1,2 Sun Weitong1,2 Li Weibo1,2
1 The Key Laboratory of Orogenic Belts and Crustal Evolution,Ministry of Education,School of Earth and Space Sciences,Peking University,Beijing 100871 2 Institute of Oil and Gas,Peking University,Beijing 100871
Abstract Based on the method of palaeomagnetism,we reconstructed the global plates in Silurian. Furthermore,we added some updated data such as the global tectonic setting,global current system,distribution of climate zone,lithofacies palaeogeography and distribution of source rocks in Silurian to the map of global palaeo-plate reconstruction,so the map of global palaeogeography and the map of global lithofacies and distribution of source rocks in Silurian were compiled. The most important characteristics of global plate tectonics in Silurian is the assembly of Laurussia continent and the long-term breakup event occurred in the north of Gondwana. The global scale transgression events in Early-Middle Silurian resulted in epicontinental sea widely developing in the periphery of each plate,so carbonate platform widely distributed in the periphery of Gondwana and most areas of Siberia and Laurussia in Silurian. High temperature and a wide range of epicontinental sea made contribution to the prosperous of creatures in Silurian,which offered abundant petrologen for the development of source rocks. In addition,the effects of upwelling current and transportation of large rivers in Gondwana resulted in the development of thick black shales in the west of Gondwana(North Africa and Arabia),which is the most important source rocks in Silurian.
About author: Wang Honghao,born in 1989,is a Ph.D. candidate in School of Earth and Space Sciences,Peking University. He is mainly engaged in global palaeo-plate reconstruction. E-mail: whhpeking@163.com.
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Wang Honghao, Li Jianghai, Sun Weitong et al. Global palaeo-plate reconstruction and lithofacies palaeogeography in the Silurian[J]. JOPC, 2016, 18(2): 185-196.
Wang Honghao, Li Jianghai, Sun Weitong et al. Global palaeo-plate reconstruction and lithofacies palaeogeography in the Silurian[J]. JOPC, 2016, 18(2): 185-196.
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