The Uplift of the Longmenshan Thrust Belt and Subsidence of the West Sichuan Foreland Basin

Based on fission track dating of apatite, and measurement of vitrinite reflectance of rock samples from the Longmenshan (Longmen Mountain)area and the West Sichuan foreland basin and computer modelling it is concluded that (l)the Songpan-Garze fold belt has uplifted at least by 3-4 km with an uplift rate of no less than 0.3-0.4 mm/a since 10 Ma B.P.; (2) the Longmenshan thrust nappe belt has uplifted at least by 5-6 km with an uplift rate of more than 0.5- 0.6 mm /a since 10 Ma B.P.; (3) the Longmenshan detachment belt has uplifted by 1 - 2 km at a rate of 0.016-0.032 mm/a since 60 Ma B.P.; (4) the West Sichuan foreland basin has uplifted by 1.7-3 km at a rate of 0.028-0.05 mm/a since 60 Ma B.P.; (5) the uplift rate of the area on the west side of the Beichuan-Yingxiu-Xiaoguanzi fault for the last 10 Ma is 40 times as much as that on its east side; (6) the uplifting of the the Songpan - Garze fold belt and the subsidence of the West Sichuan foreland basin 60 Ma ago exhibit a mirro-image correlation, i.e. the rapid uplifting of the the Songpan-Garze fold belt was corresponding to the rapid subsidence of the basin;the Songpan-Garze fold belt has uplifted at a much greater rate than the West Sichuan foeland basin in the last 60 Ma;and (7) the palaeogeothermal gradient was 25℃ /km in the West Sichuan foreland basin.

Taphofacies Models of Devonian in Longmenshan Area, Sichuan, China

Taphonomy refers primarily to the study of processes between death and final burial of an organism or a group of organisms, including both taphonomic loss and taphonomic gain. Taphofacies refers to the taphonomic traits, which include the taphonomic attributes of all fossils and the lithologic features of their enclosing rocks. Taphofacies is different from lithofacies; as a taphonomic environmental setting or taphonomic condition, it is more useful than the stratigraphic body of rock. Based on the features of fossil preservation integrated with stratigraphic, sedimentologic and paleontologic evidence from Devonian of Longmenshan area, it is distinguished and described 11 taphofacies models. For convenience in the field, the name of each taphofacies is divided into taphonomic and lithologic traits. The spatial relations between each taphofacies and the taphofacies with the benthic assemblages 1-6 are discussed.

Structural characteristics and implications on oil/gas accumulation in north segment of the Longmenshan piedmont,northwestern Sichuan Basin,SW China

By integrating surface geology,seismic data,resistivity sections,and drilling data,the structural deformation characteristics of the frontier fault of thrust nappes were delineated in detail.The frontier fault of thrust nappes in northwest Scihuan Basin is a buried thrust fault with partial exposure in the Xiangshuichang-Jiangyou area,forming fault propagation folds in the hanging-wall and without presenting large-scale basin-ward displacement along the gypsum-salt layer of the Triassic Jialingjiang Formation to the Triassic Leikoupo Formation.The southwestern portion of the frontier fault of thrust nappes(southwest of Houba)forms fault bend folds with multiple ramps and flats,giving rise to the Zhongba anticline due to hanging-wall slip along the upper flat of the Jialingjiang Formation.In contrast,the northeastern portion of the frontier fault of thrust nappes(northeast of Houba)presents upward steepening geometry,leading to surface exposure of Cambrian in its hanging-wall.With the frontier fault of thrust nappes as the boundary between the Longmenshan Mountain and the Sichuan Basin,the imbricated structural belt in the hanging-wall thrusted strongly in the Indosinian orogeny and was reactivated in the Himalayan orogeny,while the piedmont buried structural belt in the footwall was formed in the Himalayan orogeny.In the footwall of the frontier fault of thrust nappes,the piedmont buried structural belt has good configuration of source rocks,reservoir rocks and cap rocks,presenting good potential to form large gas reservoirs.In comparison,the hanging-wall of the frontier fault of thrust nappes north of Chonghua has poor condition of oil/gas preservation due to the surface exposure of Triassic and deeper strata,while the fault blocks in the hanging-wall from Chonghua to Wudu,with Jurassic cover and thicker gypsum-salt layer of the Jialingjiang formation,has relative better oil/gas preservation conditions and thus potential of oil/gas accumulation.The frontier fault of thrust nappes is not only the boundary between the Longmenshan Mountain and the Sichuan Basin,but also the boundary of the oil/gas accumulation system in northwestern Sichuan Basin.

Seismogenic Structure of the April 20, 2013, Lushan Ms7 Earthquake in Sichuan

At 08：02 on April 20, 2013, a Ms7.0 earthquake occurred in Lushan, Ya＇an, in the Longmenshan fault zone, Sichuan. The epicenter was located between Taiping Town and Shuangshi Town, Lushan County and the maximum earthquake intensity at the epicenter reached class IX. Field investigations in the epicenter area found that, although buildings were seriously damaged, no obvious surface rupture structure was produced, only some ground fissures and sand blows and water ejection phenomena being seen. An integrated analysis of high-resolution remote sensing image interpretation, mainshock and aftershock distribution, and focal mechanism solutions indicated that this earthquake was an independent rupturing event in the southwestern segment of the Longmenshan fault zone, belonging to the thrust-type earthquake. Ruptures occurred along the south-central segment of the Shuangshi-Dachuan fault and the principal rupture plane dipped SW at 33-43% It is inferred that the Lushan earthquake might be related to the ramp activity of the basal detachment zone （13-19 kin） of the Longmenshan fault zone. Historically, there occurred at least two Ms6-6.5 earthquakes along the Shuangshi-Dachuan fault zone; thus it is thought that the Lushan earthquake, different from the Wenchuan earthquake, was a characteristic one in the southwestern segment of the Longmenshan fault zone. In-situ stress measurements indicated the Lushan earthquake was the result of stress release of the southwestern segment of the Longmenshan fault zone after the Wenchuan earthquake. This paper analyzes the tectonic setting of the seismogenic structure of this earthquake.

Imaging the Western Boundary of the Sichuan Craton from Multiple Geophysical Observations

The boundary between cratonic and orogenic lithospheres is a significant seismogenic zones marked by intense lithospheric deformation.The Sichuan Craton(SCC),as a key tectonic block bordering eastern Tibetan Plateau,resists the eastward escape of plateau's crustal materials,resulting in the uplift of the Songpan-Ganzi Block(SGB)and crustal deformation of the Longmenshan tectonic belt(LMTB).To elucidate the compressional structures and deformational modes of the LMTB and SCC,it is essential to accurately determine the location and geometry of the SCC'western boundary.To investigate this issue,the lithospheric properties of the obducted SGB,underthrusting SCC,and LMTB were analyzed using various geophysical data,including seismic reflection profiles,magnetotellurics,aeromagnetics,gravity,and seismic tomography.The SGB crust is characterized by low magnetism,seismic velocity,resistivity and Bouguer gravity,whereas the SCC crust exhibits non-uniform high magnetism,seismic velocity,resistivity and Bouguer gravity.The LMTB,as the boundary between the SGB and SCC,exhibits geophysical characteristics similar to those of the SCC in the southern and central segments.The integration of these geophysical observations indicate that the SCC's western boundary is situated west of the Wenchuan-Maoxian fault zone in the southern and central segments,exhibiting distinct westward wedging and underthrusting.However,this boundary aligns with the Yingxiu-Beichuan fault in the northern segment,without significant underthrusting.The irregular geometry of the SCC's western boundary further elucidates the variation in structural deformation along the LMTB.By comparing crustal thickness and lithospheric strength between the SGB and SCC,this study posits that the differing crustal strength between tectonic blocks may control the irregular geometry of the SCC's western boundary.

川滇地区地壳应力场研究现状

位于青藏高原东缘的川滇地区不仅是印度板块与欧亚大陆挤压碰撞的前缘地带,也是研究青藏高原演化以及高原物质东南向逃逸的重要场所,区域地壳被纵横交错的活动断裂和块体边界切割为多个次级块体,剧烈的构造运动导致了该区应力场具有强烈的横向不均匀分布.本文总结了近年来川滇地区地壳应力场研究进展,分析了地表变形场、原地应力测量资料、震源机制解结果,系统讨论了川滇地区不同尺度的应力场方向及非均匀性特征.川滇地区的地表变形场沿鲜水河—小江断裂带为界的西侧区域,到红河断裂与丽江—小金河断裂交汇区域,都为明显的顺时针旋转变形.在青藏高原物质东向挤压作用下,川滇地区的构造应力场整体以龙门山断裂—丽江—小金河断裂为界,北部以NE-SW、E-W向挤压和NW-SE、N-S向拉张为主,南侧主压应力沿该断裂带呈扇形分布,与地表变形场形态一致,主张应力沿该断裂系呈弧形分布,与地形等值线特征基本一致.川滇地区的壳幔变形可能是北部耦合,南部解耦.本文分析发现,区域内龙门山断裂、红河断裂和丽江—小金河断裂等大型断裂带下方构造应力场呈现分段变化,与地震各向异性揭示的深部介质变形有关.

Paleocommunity Replacements of Benthic Brachiopod in the Middle-Upper Devonian in the Longmenshan Area,Southwestern China:Responses to Sea Level Fluctuations

Twelve paleocommunities dominated by benthic brachiopod are recognized in the Givetian-Frasnian stages of the Devonian in the Longmenshan area, southwestern China, in which two kinds of brachiopod community replacement are classified. One is the abrupt replacement, represented by abrupt alternation between the Leiorhynchus community and Zhonghuacoelia-Striatopugnax community in the Frasnian Tuqiaozi Formation. The other is the gradual one, developed in the Givetian Guanwushan Formation, which had been completed by the shift of the Independatrypa lemma-Uncinulus heterocostellis-Emanuella takwanensis community via the Sinospongophyllum irregulare-Pseudomicroplasma fongi community to the Clathrocoilona spissa-Hexagonaria composite reef community. According to analyses of the paleocommunities, either the abrupt or gradual paleocommunity replacement of the Middle-Upper Devonian in the Longmenshan area is suggested as a response to the 5th-order sea level fluctuation due to the replacements of the paleocommunities in a tracts-system of depositional sequence. It is supposed that changes of paleocommunity diversity, one of the results of paleocommunity replacement, are depended on the range and magnitude of sea level fluctuation, but there is not a linear relationship between them. Furthermore, a suggestion is proposed that the concept of paleocommunity succession seem to be abandoned in the paleocommunity analysis because it almost never be practiced to recover the information of community succession in the geological record at present.

Mohr圆分析方法在川西-藏东MT剖面资料解释中的应用

用Mohr圆分析法对川西—藏东全测区 76个大地电磁测深点的资料进行了分析 ,结果表明 :测区以 2D区域构造为主要特征 ,横向各向异性不太强 ;区域构造走向大致呈近SN向 ,最大偏离不超过± 30°。文中介绍了

川西鲜水河、安宁河和龙门山断裂带地热水的水文地球化学特征及成因模式的讨论

[研究目的]研究川西鲜水河断裂带、安宁河断裂带和龙门山断裂带地热水的水化学特征及成因模式,可为川西地热水资源的合理开发利用提供重要参考依据。[研究方法]本文运用水文地球化学、热储温度计算、氢氧同位素等方法分析了分布在3条断裂带上的48处典型温泉(地热井)的水化学组分、水化学过程、热储温度和深度、热水补给来源等特征,并探讨了其形成模式。[研究结果]结果显示:(1)鲜水河断裂带热水水化学类型以HCO_(3)-Na型为主;龙门山断裂带主要为SO_(4)-Na和Cl-Na型;安宁河断裂带包括HCO_(3)·Cl-Na、HCO_(3)·SO_(4)-Ca·Mg和Cl·SO_(4)-Na型等。(2)3条断裂带地热水组分主要受硅酸盐矿物溶解和离子交换作用控制。(3)鲜水河断裂带热储温度为129.6~210.6℃,深度为2532~4184 m,冷水混入比为66%~82%;安宁河断裂带热储温度为81~121.9℃,深度为2155~3519 m,冷水混入比为52%~95%;龙门山断裂带热储温度为108.2~153℃,深度为3573~5654 m,冷水混入比为68%~89%。(4)3条断裂带的地热水接受大气降雨补给,补给高程分别为鲜水河断裂带2493~5034 m、安宁河断裂带3235~3839 m和龙门山断裂带1628~4574 m。(5)鲜水河断裂带地热水的“δ^(18)O漂移”程度强于安宁河断裂带,龙门山断裂带部分地热水出现“δ^(18)O漂移”和“负向漂移”特征。[结论]基于本次研究得到的3条断裂带地热水成因模式,鲜水河断裂带地热水的开发潜力优于安宁河断裂带、龙门山断裂带,是四川省中高温地热资源开发利用的优势靶区。

AMT和MT数据频带拼接技术及其在地热资源勘探中的应用

音频大地电磁测深(AMT)和大地电磁测深(MT)的采集频段有所不同,探测的深度和分辨率也存在差异:AMT采集频段较高,探测深度小,分辨率高;MT采集频段低,探测深度大,分辨率低。在现阶段的深部资源勘探中,单独地使用AMT或者MT已很难达到目的,急需将二者的优点结合起来,兼顾浅部和深部的信息,提高纵向分辨率,为深部勘探提供更多的物探信息。鉴于此,基于MATLAB脚本语言编程实现了同点位AMT和MT数据的拼接,并对拼接后的数据进行二维反演,兼顾浅部分辨率和探测深度,在泸沽湖地区地热资源勘探中取得了良好的应用效果。

川滇地区重力异常与断裂分布研究

为提高地震预警能力以及为减灾工作提供科学依据,利用卫星重力对川滇地区开展大尺度的重力异常特征、地震断层和地震机制研究。通过对卫星重力数据精细化处理,揭示川滇地区地震断裂性质和地震机制。布格重力异常研究结果显示,龙门山断裂带重力异常范围为-50~200mGal,鲜水河断裂带为-350~-500mGal,则木河断裂带为-200~50mGal,安宁河断裂带为-300~-50mGal。重力异常显示龙门山断裂向北西移动,安宁河为东西倾向,则木河为北西倾向。不同解析方法显示哈克法可明确地块边界,罗森巴赫法能更好地描绘断裂空间分布。4条断裂带的重力异常变化源于地块挤压作用形成的“Y”字型交汇,研究结果表明:(1)通过卫星重力获取的布格重力值,能较好地反映该区不同块体的重力异常特征;(2)川滇地区四阶趋势分析求取的剩余重力异常,可较好地反映该区地质体异常形态;(3)龙门山、安宁河、则木河和鲜水河断裂重力梯度异常带由松潘-甘孜地块及地壳高密度物质向东南和北东方向的挤压造成。

A PRELIMINARY STUDY ON QUATERNARY GLACIAL LANDFORMS IN MT.MA'AN

Mt.Ma'an (4288 m) is the highest mountain in the southwest edge of Sichuan Basin. It is situated to the south of the Dadu River. The geographic coordinates are: 28°58′N, 102°55′E. There are six peaks over 4000 m in elevation. Many quaternary glacial landforms in this mountain have been discovered. It's a typical example of fossil glacial landform in the east China. Its glacial stages are the last glaciation (Q 3 3) and the neoglaciation (Q 3 4). Mt. Ma'an and Mt. Luoji (4359 m) are similar in the fossil glacial landforms, but there are still some differences between them. For example, the ratio between the direct difference and the minus difference is different.

川西龙门山推覆构造特征及有利油气勘探区块预测

川西龙门山推覆构造带平面上可划分为3段,北段属印支期褶皱,中段属燕山期褶皱,南段属喜山期褶皱;纵向上可分为3层,下层为印支期原地系统,中层为燕山期推覆构造,上层为喜山期推覆和滑移叠加构造。龙门山构造带经过多期次构造运动,形变强烈,因此,封盖保存条件是成藏的关键因素。北段断层通天,目的层裸露;中段目的层裸露与掩盖参半;南段地表出露中下侏罗统红层,发育连续形变对破裂构造的封盖,目的层埋深适中,油气藏保存条件变好。据此认为龙门山南段的大邑、高家场—莲花山构造带是最有利地带,可以找到大、中型油气田;中段的磁丰场—亍子断褶带是有利地带,可望找到中、小型油气田;北段油气藏破坏,局部地段可能发现小型残余稠油藏。进而提出在山前隐蔽带首钻大邑、重上鸭子河、探索金马、聚源的部署建议。

西秦岭与南北地震构造带交汇区深部电性结构特征

西秦岭造山带与南北地震构造带接触区是中国大陆最重要的南北向和东西向构造转化的接合部位之一.本文介绍了分别位于该区106°E东、西两侧的LMS—L3和DBS—L1两条大地电磁剖面的探测结果,两条剖面分别跨过了龙门山构造带东北段的青川段和宁强段.采用大地电磁相位张量分解技术对两条剖面上各测点的电性走向、二维偏离度等进行了计算和分析,采用NLCG二维反演方法对TE+TM模式的视电阻率和阻抗相位数据进行了二维联合反演.反演得到二维电性结构,在经度106°西侧LM-L3剖面的深部电性结构自北向南揭示出,西秦岭北缘、成县盆地北缘、康县(即勉略构造带)和平武-青川断裂带都表现为明显的电性梯度带,深部延伸可达几十公里;西秦岭造山带、碧口地块与龙门山构造带东北段3个构造单元整体表现为高电阻体、呈现往南叠合且角度逐渐变陡的趋势.在106°E西侧西秦岭造山带区域的深部存在壳内低阻层,而东侧区域表现为高电阻体,深部电性结构在106°E东、西两侧的差异与该区深部速度结构特征一致,东、西两侧深部结构差异可能是该区中强地震分布差异的深层原因.LMS-L3和DBS-L1两条剖面南段的深部电性结构图像揭示出龙门山构造带东北部的青川段和宁强段内的平武-青川断裂带具有明显不同的深部结构特征,平武青川断裂带在青川段为明显的电性梯度带,在宁强段不再表现为电性梯度带,而是完整的高电阻块体.汶川强余震向东北发展止于青川青木川附近,与平武青川断裂带延伸深度和向北东方向的延伸长度密切相关,同时高电阻块体的宁强段对汶川强余震东北发展起到了阻挡作用.

龙门山北段山前带侏罗系油砂岩成因研究

龙门山北段山前带处于推覆体构造带的断层隐伏前锋构造带,已发现中坝、河湾场气田和较多油气显示。野外调查和钻井发现侏罗系油浸砂岩广泛存在,认为油砂岩中原油是寒武系泥质烃源岩在生油高峰期生成的原油经历了不同程度的生物降解和长距离的运移后,在多期构造幕作用下,多次充注、运移、再分配的产物。主要依据为:油砂岩正构烷烃和支链烷烃均已消失,遭受强烈生物降解;芳烃碳同位素相近,为-34.41‰^-35.03‰;裂解产物轻烃正构烷烃相对支链烷烃占优势,属海相Ⅰ—Ⅱ1干酪根生成产物;生物标志化合物分布特征与寒武系黑色泥岩相似;甲基菲指数折算的成熟度为0.82%~1.25%。

GPS结果揭示的龙门山断裂带现今形变与受力——与川滇地区其他断裂带的对比研究

本文构建川滇地区二维有限元接触模型,采用"块体加载"方法和1999—2007年GPS数据,模拟计算该区主要断裂带的形变运动,对比、分析其运动、受力特征和应力积累差异.结合区域强震研究汶川地震、芦山地震的力学背景.结果显示强震前龙门山断裂带保持低变形,右旋错动不超过1mm·a-1,挤压不超过0.5mm·a-1,明显低于其他断裂带,但其两侧应力值与其他断裂带相当,主压应力轴与断裂带走向垂直,形成很宽的挤压带,断层面法向挤压应力积累为-333.74Pa·a-1,为全区最高.揭示1999年以来,龙门山断裂带及巴颜喀拉块体东部的挤压应力快速增加,致使实际应力可能处于高水平并诱发地震活跃,期间强震呈丛集性,出现汶川、芦山地震接连发生的现象.

青藏高原东缘及四川盆地的壳幔导电性结构研究

自从2008年MS8.0级汶川大地震发生以来,青藏高原东缘便成为地质与地球物理研究的热点区域.该区域的龙门山断裂带标志着青藏高原东缘与四川盆地的边界.汶川地震即发生于龙门山断裂带内的映秀—北川断裂上.该地区现有的研究工作多集中于青藏高原东缘及四川盆地的西部,对四川盆地东部构造情况的研究目前较少.在SinoProbe项目的资助下,完成了一条跨越青藏高原东缘及整个四川盆地的大地电磁测深剖面.该剖面自西北始于青藏高原内部的松潘—甘孜地块,向东南延伸穿过龙门山断裂带、四川盆地内部及四川盆地东部的华蓥山断裂,最终止于重庆东南的川东滑脱褶皱带附近.维性分析表明剖面数据整体二维性较好,通过二维反演得到了最终的电性结构模型.该模型表明,从电性结构上看,沿剖面可分为三个主要的电性结构单元,分别为:浅部高阻、中下地壳低阻的松潘—甘孜地块,浅部低阻、中下地壳相对高阻的四川盆地,以及华蓥山以东整体为高阻特征的扬子克拉通地块.龙门山断裂带在电性结构上表现为倾角较缓、北西倾向的逆冲低阻体,反映了青藏高原东缘相对四川盆地的推覆作用.其在地下向青藏高原内部延伸,深度约为20km左右.在标志逆冲推覆滑脱面的低阻层下存在一电性梯度带,表征着低阻的青藏高原中下地壳与高阻的扬子地壳之间的电性转换.位于四川盆地东边界的华蓥山断裂在电性结构上表现为一倾向为南东向的低阻体插入高阻的扬子克拉通结晶基底,切割深度约为30km左右.这一结构反映出华蓥山向西的推覆作用.在电性结构模型的基础上,进一步讨论了青藏高原东缘的壳内物质流、青藏块体与扬子块体的深部关系以及青藏高原东部的隆升机制等构造问题.

青藏高原东缘龙门山冲断带与四川盆地的现今构造表现:数字地形和地震活动证据

龙门山冲断带位于四川盆地与青藏高原东缘之间,其现今地貌和构造活动表现对于理解青藏高原东缘和四川盆地晚新生代的演化具有非常重要的意义。已有的认识多数是从“山”的角度得出的,我们尝试从“盆”这一角度,利用近20年来的地震活动资料和地震反射剖面,结合数字高程模型(DEM),通过三维可视化分析软件来探讨四川盆地及龙门山的地貌特征和现代构造活动表现。初步研究结果表明:1)龙门山的现今地貌和地震分布具有明显的南北分段性;2)青藏高原东缘活动块体边界表现为由龙门山南段北东向构造在安县附近转折为岷山的南北向构造;3)龙门山南段的现代地震活动已深入四川盆地内部,形成地壳规模的楔形逆冲构造,地震活动、现代地貌和地震反射剖面的证据揭示了龙门山及四川盆地存在晚新生代构造缩短的可能性。

川西坳陷西部龙门山隆升时期上三叠统须家河组沉积响应

四川盆地川西坳陷上三叠统须家河组沉积时期经历了海相—海-陆过渡相—陆相沉积环境的转变,龙门山隆升过程中坳陷周缘不同物源供砂的差异性致使盆内砂体展布规律复杂、储集体非均质性强。以川西坳陷须家河组二段和四段为研究重点,结合钻、测井以及地震资料,阐明沉积地层及砂体展布特征,揭示须家河组沉积时期沉积充填过程及其对龙门山隆升的响应。须二段沉积时期,龙门山北段局部隆升,弱挤压与强物源供给背景,以米仓山-大巴山供砂为主;海-陆过渡相三角洲前缘叠置河道具有相对的一致性与继承性,北部主河道向东迁移。须三段沉积时期,龙门山北、中段整体表现为水下隆起,强挤压与弱物源供给背景,南部康滇古陆及米仓山-大巴山为主要物源;海-陆过渡相三角洲砂体主要发育于坳陷北部和南部斜坡部位,滩坝砂体呈点状局部发育坳陷中央。须四段沉积时期,龙门山北、中、南段全面隆升,弱挤压与强物源供给背景,会同北部米仓山-大巴山双侧供砂且整体连片;湖相三角洲砂体范围稳定,总体呈NW-SE与NE-SW双向展布。龙门山幕式挤压过程中隆升强度和时序的差异共同控制了各沉积时期坳陷内砂体的沉积充填过程。

川西前陆盆地上三叠统沉积特征

应用层序地层学方法将川西前陆盆地上三叠统划分为4个三级层序和12个体系域。在层序格架内,研究了不同时期的古地理背景、物源、沉积类型和沉积相展布,明确了上三叠统存在龙门山古陆、米仓山—大巴山古陆、康滇古陆、江南古陆4个物源,识别出上三叠统海湾、冲积扇、曲流河、辫状河、扇三角洲、辫状河三角洲、曲流河三角洲和湖泊8种沉积相类型。层序Ⅰ沉积时期,盆地处于海陆交互相向陆相转变的时期,整体具有填平补齐的沉积特征,发育海湾等沉积;层序Ⅱ沉积时期,川西前陆盆地成为统一的内陆湖盆,其湖侵期为须家河期最大的湖侵期,主要发育三角洲沉积和湖相沉积;层序Ⅲ沉积时期,米仓山—大巴山古陆提供充足的物源,在米仓山—大巴山两逆冲推覆带前缘广泛发育大型冲积扇、辫状河、辫状河三角洲沉积体系;层序Ⅳ沉积时期,主要受江南古陆的影响,发育三角洲沉积和湖泊沉积。整体上,川西前陆盆地沉积相带的展布格局受构造控制,具有平行构造带展布的特点。盆地西北部陡坡带发育粗粒的冲积扇、扇三角洲—湖底扇,西南部陡坡带发育辫状河三角洲、北部—东北部陡坡带发育辫状河三角洲,而在东南部缓坡带则发育远源的曲流河、曲流河三角洲。