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Miocene evolution of paleo-water depth and subsidence revealed in Well LF14 from Lufeng Sag, northern South China Sea
Received date: 2017-05-22
Request revised date: 2017-09-06
Online published: 2018-04-11
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Well LF14, drilled in the Lufeng Sag of the northern South China Sea, discloses marine sediment archives ranging from the mid-to-late period of the early Miocene to the early Pliocene. An abrupt rise in paleo-water depth up to 275 m during the early Miocene is recorded at the lowermost part of the well, followed by several fluctuations thereafter. The early Miocene to early Pliocene deposits are interpreted as formed under middle-to-outer shelf environment, and five complete transgressive-regressive sea-level cycles are identified. The results of backstripping calculations indicate a rapid subsidence in the study area during 17.5-10 Ma. The high sedimentation rate in this period may be caused by rapid tectonic subsidence and high terrigenous input. The subsidence rate was low from 10 to 4.53 Ma, characterized by a low sedimentation rate mainly due to less supply of terrigenous materials and less accommodation space caused by the Dongsha Movement. Finally, several short-lived uplift events were identified in the well based on quantitative reconstruction of paleo-water depth.
XUE Liyuan , DING Xuan , PEI Renjie , WAN Xiaoqiao . Miocene evolution of paleo-water depth and subsidence revealed in Well LF14 from Lufeng Sag, northern South China Sea[J]. Journal of Tropical Oceanography, 2018 , 37(2) : 72 -83 . DOI: 10.11978/2017060
Fig. 1 Location of Well LF14. Modified after Zhang et al (2012)图1 LF14井位置图(据张向涛 等, 2012) |
Fig. 2 Some major benthic foraminifera genera/species in Well LF14 (all scale bars are 100μm)图2 LF14井主要底栖有孔虫属种 |
Fig. 3 Some major benthic foraminifera genera/species in Well LF14 (All scale bars are 100μm)图3 LF14井主要底栖有孔虫属种 |
Fig. 4 Water depth range of benthic foraminifera predominant in Well LF14. Bathymetric ranges are based on Van Morle (1988), Wang et al (1988), González-Regalado (1989), Murray (1991, 2006), Zheng et al (2001), Gupta (2003), Pérez-Asensio et al (2012), and “Ocean Biogeographic Information System” (http://www.iobis.org)图4 LF14井底栖有孔虫水深分布范围 |
Tab. 1 Biostratigraphic controls of Well LF14 and global sea level change表1 LF14井生物地层年龄控制点和全球海平面变化 |
深度/m | 化石带 | 浮游有孔虫生物事件 (LAD) | 年龄/Ma | 全球海平面变化/m |
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685±5 | PL1 | Sphaeroidinellopsis kochi | 4.53 | 9.6 |
975±5 | M13/M12 | Globoquadrina dehiscens | 10 | -5.19 |
1135±5 | M12/M11 | Globorotalia siakensis | 11.6 | 17.79 |
1265±5 | M11/M10 | Globigerinoides subquadratus | 12.7 | 5.48 |
1345±5 | M10/M9 | Globorotalia foshi | 13.4 | -1 |
1425±5 | M9/M8 | Globorotalia foshi peripheroacuta | 13.8 | -2.13 |
1485±5 | M8/M7 | Globorotalia foshi peripheroronda | 14.7 | -9.4 |
1555±5 | M7/M6 | Globigerinoides sicanus | 15 | -12 |
1755±5 | M6/M5 | Globigerinatella insueta | 15.5 | 15 |
1885±5 | M5-4 | Globorotalia birnageae | 16.00 | 0.93 |
1905±5 | M5-4 | Globigerinoides parawoodi | 16.50 | 3.1 |
2005±5 | M4/M3 | Catapsydrax dissimilis | 17.5 | 4.15 |
注: LAD(last appearance datum)指末现面。年龄值参考自秦国权(1996), 全球海平面变化参考Miller等(2005) |
Fig. 5 Summary of benthic foraminiferal assemblages observed across the continental slope of the Sunda Shelf in the southern South China Sea图5 南海南部Sunda陆架陆坡区底栖有孔虫组合分布 |
Fig. 6 Estimated paleodepth curves for Well LF14图6 LF14井古水深估算曲线 |
Fig. 7 Burial history (a), sedimentation rate (b), subsidence chart (c), and tectonic subsidence rate (d) in Well LF14 (N, Neocene; Q, Quaternary)图7 LF14井埋藏史(a)、沉积速率(b)、沉降史(c)和构造沉降速率(d)变化 |
Fig. 8 Number of benthic foraminifera and relative abundance of water depth markers in Well LF14图8 LF14井底栖有孔虫个数(枚)和水深指示种百分含量(%)变化曲线 |
Fig. 9 Comparison between the regional and global sea level curves and the paleo depth of studied interval from Well LF14. Modified according to Haq et al (1987), Miller et al (2005) and Wang et al (2009)图9 LF14井古水深与区域和全球海平面变化曲线对比 |
Fig. 10 Comparison of Miocene sedimentation rate between Well LF14 and other wells from the northern South China Sea. Data for Well LF13-1-1, LF13-2-1, PY33-1-1, BY7-1-1, and Y8-1-1 are from Dong (1996)图10 LF14井与南海北部其他井位中新世沉积速率对比 |
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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