Whether the South China continental margin had shifted from active subduction to passive extension in the Late Cretaceous remains controversial.Located in the northernmost of the South China Sea continental margin,San...Whether the South China continental margin had shifted from active subduction to passive extension in the Late Cretaceous remains controversial.Located in the northernmost of the South China Sea continental margin,Sanshui Basin developed continuous stratigraphy from Lower Cretaceous to Eocene and provides precious outcrops to study the regional tectonic evolution during the Cretaceous.Therefore,we conducted field observations,petrology,clay mineralogy,geochemistry,and detrital zircon chronology analyses of sedimentary rocks from the Upper Cretaceous Sanshui Formation in Sanshui Basin.Results suggest that the Sanshui Basin is characterized as an intermoutane basin with multiple provenances,strong hydrodynamic environment,and proximal accumulation in the Late Cretaceous.An angular unconformity at the boundary between the Lower and Upper Cretaceous was observed in the basin.The sedimentary facies of the northern basin changed from lacustrine sedimentary environment in the Early Cretaceous to alluvial facies in the Late Cretaceous.The zircon U-Pb ages of granitic gravelly sandstone from Sanshui Formation prominently range from 100 Ma to 300 Ma,which is close to the deposition age of Sanshui Formation.The major and trace elements of the Late Cretaceous sedimentary samples show characteristics of active continental margin,and are different from the Paleogene rifting sequences.Hence,we propose that the northern South China Sea margin underwent an intense tectonic uplift at the turn of the Early and Late Cretaceous(around 100 Ma).Afterward,the northern South China Sea margin entered a wide extension stage in the Late Cretaceous(~100 to~80 Ma).This extensional phase is related to the back-arc extension in the active continental margin environment,which is different from the later passive rifting in the Cenozoic.The transition from active subduction to passive extension in the northern South China Sea may occur between the late Late Cretaceous and the Paleogene.展开更多
Analyses of organic carbon, nitrogen, sulfur and iron have been performed in order to understand sources and preservation of organic matter in black shale of the Buxin Formation (Early Paleogene) from the Sanshui Basi...Analyses of organic carbon, nitrogen, sulfur and iron have been performed in order to understand sources and preservation of organic matter in black shale of the Buxin Formation (Early Paleogene) from the Sanshui Basin. The C/N ratios show that the organic matter is characterized by a mixture of terrestrial and phytoplanktonic contributions. The relative importance of different sources depend on climate conditions and most of organic matter is of terrestrial origin. The relationships between C, S and Fe indicate that the brackish environment with alternation of anoxia and low-O2 developed in the bottom waters during the deposition of these organic-rich sediments as a result of a mixed setting of thermal stratification and salinity stratification, the latter being the consequence of intermittent sea water incursion. Bacterial sulfate reduction is the most effective early diagenesis affecting the preservation of organic matter. The intensity of sulfate reduction is related to the relative proportion of metabolizable organic matter supplied to sediments.展开更多
Two kinds of basalts with different chemical compositions were obtained in the Sanshui Basin,they share the same eruption period. Although they have significant differences in major and trace element concentrations,th...Two kinds of basalts with different chemical compositions were obtained in the Sanshui Basin,they share the same eruption period. Although they have significant differences in major and trace element concentrations,their isotopic ratios suggest a similar magma source. Based on mineral geochemical analysis,orthopyroxene with reaction rim and zoned clinopyroxene are observed in Zidong(ZD)basalts,but not found in Wangjiegang(WJG) basalts. Linear scanning of these minerals suggests compositional variation between within-plate tholeiite and within-plate alkali-basalt. Presence of a doublelayer magma chamber under the Sanshui Basin,and occurrence of magma mixing between upper and lower chambers is proposed. This magma mixing leads to different chemical composition and mineral constitution of two kinds of basalts,as well as reaction rim and compositional variation of minerals in ZD basalts.展开更多
Extant Asplenium is one of the most widespread fern groups and occurs in the temperate and tropical regions. However, the fossil records of this genus are poorly documented, especially in the low latitudes. Here, a ne...Extant Asplenium is one of the most widespread fern groups and occurs in the temperate and tropical regions. However, the fossil records of this genus are poorly documented, especially in the low latitudes. Here, a new species, Asplenium sanshuiense sp. nov. is described from the early Eocene of Sanshui Basin, Guangdong Province, South China. This is the lowest modern latitude fossil record of Asplenium and the first fossil assignment of A. section Darea （Jussieu） Bak., as well as the first fossil record of Asplenium reported from South China. This new species shows that Asplenium had already spread into South China by the early Eocene and the section Darea （Jussieu） Bak. was identifiable within the genus Asplenium during that time. This new species, combined with previous fossil spore-pollen records indicates a warm and humid climate in the Sanshui Basin of the early Eocene.展开更多
基金Supported by the Guangdong Special Support Talent Team Program(No.2019BT02H594)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.41502100,U2244221)。
文摘Whether the South China continental margin had shifted from active subduction to passive extension in the Late Cretaceous remains controversial.Located in the northernmost of the South China Sea continental margin,Sanshui Basin developed continuous stratigraphy from Lower Cretaceous to Eocene and provides precious outcrops to study the regional tectonic evolution during the Cretaceous.Therefore,we conducted field observations,petrology,clay mineralogy,geochemistry,and detrital zircon chronology analyses of sedimentary rocks from the Upper Cretaceous Sanshui Formation in Sanshui Basin.Results suggest that the Sanshui Basin is characterized as an intermoutane basin with multiple provenances,strong hydrodynamic environment,and proximal accumulation in the Late Cretaceous.An angular unconformity at the boundary between the Lower and Upper Cretaceous was observed in the basin.The sedimentary facies of the northern basin changed from lacustrine sedimentary environment in the Early Cretaceous to alluvial facies in the Late Cretaceous.The zircon U-Pb ages of granitic gravelly sandstone from Sanshui Formation prominently range from 100 Ma to 300 Ma,which is close to the deposition age of Sanshui Formation.The major and trace elements of the Late Cretaceous sedimentary samples show characteristics of active continental margin,and are different from the Paleogene rifting sequences.Hence,we propose that the northern South China Sea margin underwent an intense tectonic uplift at the turn of the Early and Late Cretaceous(around 100 Ma).Afterward,the northern South China Sea margin entered a wide extension stage in the Late Cretaceous(~100 to~80 Ma).This extensional phase is related to the back-arc extension in the active continental margin environment,which is different from the later passive rifting in the Cenozoic.The transition from active subduction to passive extension in the northern South China Sea may occur between the late Late Cretaceous and the Paleogene.
基金A financial support for this research was provided by the Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.4027201 1the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province under Grant No.001203.
文摘Analyses of organic carbon, nitrogen, sulfur and iron have been performed in order to understand sources and preservation of organic matter in black shale of the Buxin Formation (Early Paleogene) from the Sanshui Basin. The C/N ratios show that the organic matter is characterized by a mixture of terrestrial and phytoplanktonic contributions. The relative importance of different sources depend on climate conditions and most of organic matter is of terrestrial origin. The relationships between C, S and Fe indicate that the brackish environment with alternation of anoxia and low-O2 developed in the bottom waters during the deposition of these organic-rich sediments as a result of a mixed setting of thermal stratification and salinity stratification, the latter being the consequence of intermittent sea water incursion. Bacterial sulfate reduction is the most effective early diagenesis affecting the preservation of organic matter. The intensity of sulfate reduction is related to the relative proportion of metabolizable organic matter supplied to sediments.
基金financial supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 41276047, 41030853, 41572207, 41440041)the Special and Frontier Foundation for the Twelve Five Plan of the China Ocean Mineral Resources Research and Development Association (No. DY125-22-QY-21)
文摘Two kinds of basalts with different chemical compositions were obtained in the Sanshui Basin,they share the same eruption period. Although they have significant differences in major and trace element concentrations,their isotopic ratios suggest a similar magma source. Based on mineral geochemical analysis,orthopyroxene with reaction rim and zoned clinopyroxene are observed in Zidong(ZD)basalts,but not found in Wangjiegang(WJG) basalts. Linear scanning of these minerals suggests compositional variation between within-plate tholeiite and within-plate alkali-basalt. Presence of a doublelayer magma chamber under the Sanshui Basin,and occurrence of magma mixing between upper and lower chambers is proposed. This magma mixing leads to different chemical composition and mineral constitution of two kinds of basalts,as well as reaction rim and compositional variation of minerals in ZD basalts.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.41210001)the joint Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China and the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (Grant Nos.41611130044,16-55-53007)+2 种基金the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Grant no.161gjc28)State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy(Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology,CAS)(No.163109)the Scientific Research Fund,Hongda Zhang,Sun Yat-sen University
文摘Extant Asplenium is one of the most widespread fern groups and occurs in the temperate and tropical regions. However, the fossil records of this genus are poorly documented, especially in the low latitudes. Here, a new species, Asplenium sanshuiense sp. nov. is described from the early Eocene of Sanshui Basin, Guangdong Province, South China. This is the lowest modern latitude fossil record of Asplenium and the first fossil assignment of A. section Darea （Jussieu） Bak., as well as the first fossil record of Asplenium reported from South China. This new species shows that Asplenium had already spread into South China by the early Eocene and the section Darea （Jussieu） Bak. was identifiable within the genus Asplenium during that time. This new species, combined with previous fossil spore-pollen records indicates a warm and humid climate in the Sanshui Basin of the early Eocene.
