Spherulite-dendritic crystal characteristics and its genesis of the Lower Cretaceous lacustrine carbonate rocks in Santos Basin,Brazil
SUN Haitao1,2, HUANG Xiaojie1,2, YANG Liu3, FAN Guozhang3, HUANG Xiaojuan1,2, WANG Hongping3, ZHONG Dakang1,2, ZHOU Siyu1,2
1 College of Geosciences,China University of Petroleum(Beijing),Beijing 102249,China; 2 Carbonate Research Center,China University of Petroleum(Beijing),Beijing 102249,China; 3 PetroChina Hangzhou Research Institute of Geology,Hangzhou 310023,China
Abstract The Lower Cretaceous Barra Velha Formation in Santos Basin,Brazil,consists of lacustrine carbonate components with spherical,dendritic and shrub structures,but their origin has not been unified yet. Based on the analysis of drilling core and thin section data,combined with geochemical data and regional tectonic background,this paper analyzes the characteristics of various components,classification, and depositional environments of these carbonate rocks. The research shows that spherical crystals with cross extinction under orthogonal light developed in the Barra Velha Formation,also including fan-shaped crystals,dendriform crystals and dendritic crystals with undulatory extinction. The micritic limestone,spherical crystal and dendritic crystal formed an upper vertical sequence. Trace elements,carbon and oxygen isotopes,and clumped isotopes,suggest a high-salinity and high-temperature fluid condition when the spherulite-dendritic crystals were deposited. In combination with regional tectonic background of the Santos Basin,this paper proposes the spherical crystal-dendritic particles were caused by the hydrothermal fluid connected by the deep large faults,and the saline minerals charge supplied by the frequent seawater transgression. This model better explains the characteristics of the rapid growth of spherulite-dendritic particles,and provides a new theoretical basis for the genesis and distribution of carbonate reservoirs in this basin.
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YANG Liu,born in 1986, is a senior engineer. He is mainly engaged in research on carbonate reservoir. E-mail: yanliu_cas@163.com.
About author: SUN Haitao,born in 1985,is an associate professor and Doctoral supervisor. He is mainly engaged in teaching and research in sedimentology and reservoir geology. E-mail: haitao.sun@cup.edu.cn.
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SUN Haitao,HUANG Xiaojie,YANG Liu et al. Spherulite-dendritic crystal characteristics and its genesis of the Lower Cretaceous lacustrine carbonate rocks in Santos Basin,Brazil[J]. JOPC, 2023, 25(5): 1199-1210.
SUN Haitao,HUANG Xiaojie,YANG Liu et al. Spherulite-dendritic crystal characteristics and its genesis of the Lower Cretaceous lacustrine carbonate rocks in Santos Basin,Brazil[J]. JOPC, 2023, 25(5): 1199-1210.
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