Recent Activity of the Badu-Longwei Segment,Guguan-Xiangong Fault in Southern Liupanshan,Constrained by Rhythmic Sediment Lithology and Geomorphic Characteristics

This study＇s objective was to investigate the Guguan-Xiangong Fault, which lies in the southern Liupanshan area, through satellite image interpretation and field observations. Guguan- Xiangong Fault is divided into five subsegments; among these, the Badu-Longwei segment has been the most recently active. The geomorphic features of the Badu-Longwei segment are clearly displayed, including multiple high fault scarps with fresh bedrock free faces. There is significant evidence for Holocene activity of the three fault sections, located in Renhuashu, Tianjiagou, and Xinjiecun respectively. The three sections feature distinct episodic deposition and fault scratches. Based on 14C- dating and field observations on the three fault sections, two or more paleoearthquakes across the Badu-Longwei fault segment are ascertained, between 5874±116 and 5430±140 a BP, and after 2037±83 a BP respectively. The Badu-Longwei segment of the Guguan-Xiangong Fault is preliminarily extrapolated as the seismogenic structure of the 600 A.D. Qin-Long earthquake.

活动走滑断裂上断塞塘沉积特征及其构造含义——以西秦岭北缘断裂带断塞塘为例

活动断裂与地震和地质灾害紧密相关,对与其相关的沉积记录进行研究可以认识其活动习性与规律。通过揭露并分析典型断裂地貌——断塞塘的沉积建造特征,能够帮助识别活动走滑断裂作用的信息。选取青藏高原东北缘的西秦岭北缘断裂带黄香沟段,利用组合探槽对沿其发育的断塞塘及其沉积进行研究,分析其沉积特征,并建立断塞沉积序列。研究发现:断塞塘沉积层序由几个沉积韵律组成,一个沉积韵律组合分为下部的粗粒层与上部的细粒层,粒度下粗上细;粗粒层一般为细砂、粗砂和砾石层,具快速堆积的特征;细粒层均为含炭的粘土、亚粘土和粉砂,具湖塘相沉积的特点。断塞沉积层序是分期的,一个沉积韵律组合是一期断塞作用沉积。分析认为,断塞沉积粗细组合的韵律性结构是断裂周期性活动的产物。这一研究是揭示走滑断裂的构造演化与活动习性,反演断裂走滑活动历史并预测其未来行为的基础。

六盘山东麓断裂南段断裂沟槽韵律沉积特征对最新活动时代的限定

六盘山位于华北断块西部鄂尔多斯块体与青藏块体祁连断褶带之间的构造转换部位。前人对六盘山东麓断裂南段进行过一定程度的研究,根据地貌特征推断六盘山东麓断裂南段晚更新世以来不活动。根据断裂特征,大致可将六盘山东麓断裂划分为北段、中段和南段。活动断裂带上的断裂沟槽沉积物表现为由多个粗粒层与细粒层交替的韵律层序结构,韵律沉积特征与断裂活动有直接关系。在六盘山东麓断裂南段冶家村西发现一个断裂沟槽韵律沉积剖面,共鉴别出三期韵律沉积组合。通过分析认为本剖面所反映的韵律沉积特征应为构造成因。对断裂沟槽沉积物采样测年的结果表明,该段断层分别在约500 a BP后、6 ka BP后和15 ka BP前有过明显的地质活动。确认六盘山东麓断裂南段晚更新世以来有过多次活动,是一条活动断裂带。