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Characteristics and Provenance of High Content Volcanogenic Compositions in Shanxi Formation of Daniudi Gas Field, Ordos Basin and Tectonic Implications

Xuejiao Qu
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Qiao Wang
,
Tao Lei
,
Hao Chen
,
Jia Wang
,
Wei Jiang
,
Wei Zhang
,
Long Luo
,
Jianping Liu
,
Nan Jiang
,
Xuanbo Gao
,
Xianfeng Tan
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Version 1 : Received: 4 October 2023 / Approved: 4 October 2023 / Online: 5 October 2023 (06:36:05 CEST)

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Qu, X.; Wang, Q.; Wang, D.; Lei, T.; Chen, H.; Wang, J.; Jiang, W.; Zhang, W.; Luo, L.; Liu, J.; Jiang, N.; Gao, X.; Tan, X. Provenance of Volcanogenic Deposits from the Shanxi Formation of the Daniudi Gas Field, Ordos Basin, and Its Tectonic Implications. Minerals 2023, 13, 1546. Qu, X.; Wang, Q.; Wang, D.; Lei, T.; Chen, H.; Wang, J.; Jiang, W.; Zhang, W.; Luo, L.; Liu, J.; Jiang, N.; Gao, X.; Tan, X. Provenance of Volcanogenic Deposits from the Shanxi Formation of the Daniudi Gas Field, Ordos Basin, and Its Tectonic Implications. Minerals 2023, 13, 1546.

Abstract

The detrital compositions in sandstone are important recorders of sedimentary provenance and transport, both of which have significant implications for the lithology, age and tectonic evolution of provenance. Through detailed identification and analysis, a high content of volcanogenic compositions (27.6%) was discovered in Shanxi formation of Daniudi Gas Field, Ordos Basin, which is much higher than that of the previous study. The volcanogenic compositions include volcanogenic quartz, lava fragments (dominated by various kinds of rhyolite fragments), tuff fragments, and tuffaceous matrix. In addition, at least 2 volcanic ash layers were discovered. Although the metamorphic rocks of the Precambrian succession in the ancient land of Yin Mountain are usually considered the primary source of the Shanxi formation, it is most likely that the volcanogenic compositions were derived from intermediate-acidic volcanic materials that accumulated in the Daqingshan area during the Late Carboniferous to Early Permian. Those volcanogenic compositions are mainly transported by flowing water rather than by air from provenance to basin. And the accumulation of volcanic materials in the Daqingshan area was controlled by volcanic eruptions occurring solely in this area, rather than by the Inner Mongolia Orogenic Belt. Those volcanic eruptions related to the southward subduction of the Paleo-Asian Ocean Plate beneath the northern margin of the North China Plate in Late Carboniferous to Early Permian. The active continental margin related to the subduction of the Paleo-Asian Ocean Plate lasted until at least the Early Permian, and the closure of the Paleo-Asian Ocean must have occurred later than the Early Permian.

Keywords

volcanogenic compositions; provenance; tectonic evolution; Shanxi Formation; Ordos Basin

Subject

Environmental and Earth Sciences, Geochemistry and Petrology

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