A Large-scale Tertiary Salt Nappe Complex in the Leading Edge of the Kuqa Foreland Fold-Thrust Belt, the Tarim Basin, Northwest China

The tectono-stratigraphic sequences of the Kuqa foreland fold-thrust belt in the northern Tarim basin, northwest China, can be divided into the Mesozoic sub-salt sequence, the Paleocene-Eocene salt sequence and the Oligocene-Quaternary supra-salt sequence. The salt sequence is composed mainly of light grey halite, gypsum, marl and brown elastics. A variety of salt-related structures have developed in the Kuqa foreland fold belt, in which the most fascinating structures are salt nappe complex. Based on field observation, seismic interpretation and drilling data, a large-scale salt nappe complex has been identified. It trends approximately east-west for over 200 km and occurs along the west Qiulitag Mountains. Its thrusting displacement is over 30 km. The salt nappe complex appears as an arcuate zone projecting southwestwards along the leading edge of the Kuqa foreland fold belt. The major thrust fault is developed along the Paleocene-Eocene salt beds. The allochthonous nappes comprise large north-dipping faulting monoclines which are made up of Paleocene-Pliocene sediments. Geological analysis and cross-section restoration revealed that the salt nappes were mainly formed at the late Himalayan stage (c.a. 1.64 Ma BP) and have been active until the present day. Because of inhomogeneous thrusting, a great difference may exist in thrust displacement, thrust occurrence, superimposition of allochthonous and autochthonous sequences and the development of the salt-related structures, which indicates the segmentation along the salt nappes. Regional compression, gravitational gliding and spreading controlled the formation and evolution of the salt nappe complex in the Kuqa foreland fold belt.

Early Cretaceous Thrust and Nappe Tectonics in North Qilian Shan,Northern Tibetan Plateau:Evidence from Field Mapping,Geochronology,and Deep Structural Analysis

The North Qilian Shan fold and thrust belt,located at the northern Tibetan Plateau and southern margin of the Hexi Corridor,is a key tectonic unit to decode the formation and expansion of the plateau.Previous studies emphasize the Cenozoic deformation due to the far-field response to the Indo-Asian collision,but the Mesozoic deformations are poorly constrained in this area.We conducted detailed field mapping,structural analysis,geochronology,and structural interpretation of deep seismic reflectional profiling and magnetotelluric(MT)sounding,to address the superposed results of the Mesozoic and Cenozoic deformation.The results recognized the North Qilian thrust and nappe system(NQTS),the root and the frontal belt are the North Qilian thrust(NQT),and the Yumu Shan klippe(YK),respectively.The middle belt is located between the NQT and the YK.Monzonitic granite zircon U-Pb dating from the middle belt yields an age of ca.415 Ma,which is similar to south NQT.The thrusting displacement is estimated at ca.48 km by structural interpretation of deep profiles.The timing is constrained in the early stage of the Early Cretaceous by the formation of simultaneous growth strata.We suggest that the NQTS has resulted from the far-field effect of the Lhasa-Qiangtang collision,and the Yumu Shan is uplifted by the superposed Cenozoic deformation.

Mechanical genesis of Henan(China) Yima thrust nappe structure

Considering the serious coal and rock dynamic disasters around the main slip plane called F16 in the coal mining area) of Henan Yima(China) thrust nappe structure,the mechanical genesis of the Yima thrust nappe structure was studied comprehensively using geomechanics,fault mechanics,elastic mechanics,and Coulomb's law of friction.First,using the centrifugal inertia force of Earth's rotation as a source,a mechanical model of N-S compression superimposed with W-E reverse torsion was established to explain the formation of the early Yima coal basin and Jurassic Yima Group coal measures.Second,an equation for the ultimate stress in the forming stage of F16 was derived using the plastic slip-line field theory and the parabolic Mohr failure criterion.Moreover,the distribution of ultimate stress and the geometric characteristics of the fault profile were obtained using the field model parameters.Finally,the stress field of F16 and the mechanical genesis of the large-scale reverse thrust sheet were discussed based on elastic mechanics theory and Coulomb's law of friction.The results show that the tectonic framework of the early Yima coal basin and the formation pattern of Jurassic Yima Group coal measures given by the model are consistent with the in-situ explorations.The geometric characteristics of the fault profile obtained by numerical calculation can better reflect the shape of F16 in its forming stage,and the mechanical genesis of the large-scale reverse thrust sheet also concurred with the field situations.Thus,this work can provide a foundation for further studies on the genesis of the thrust nappe structure,the mechanism of rock bursts induced by F16,and the characteristics of the residual stress field in the Yima mining area.

THE THRUST AND NAPPE TECTONIC ZONE ALONG THE SOUTHERN MARGIN OF THE COAL-FORMING REGION OF NORTH CHINA

A thrust and nappe tectonic zone with imbricate branch thrusts is developed along the southern margin of the coal-forming region of North China. This tectonic zone is tightly related to the Qinling-Dabie collision orogen in genesis and belongs to the frontal zone of a huge thrust system developed during Yanshanian episode at the northern foot of the orogen. It is pointed out that thrusting had distorted the original depositional margin of the coal-forming region and some new coal-bearing blocks would be found out in the frontal sheets and under the undulate sole thrust.

Characteristics of Nappes and Segmentation of the Longmen Mountains Thrust Belt, Western Sichuan Basin, China

In order to reveal the nature of the segmentation of Longmen Mountains Thrust Belt caused by the three nappes (Jiaoziding, Jiudingshan, and Baoxing Nappe), several methods are applied in this paper, including field investigation, seismic explanation and balanced crossed section, etc. Results of research reveal that nappes in Longmen Mountains vary in geometry, kinematics, and dynamics. Jiaoziding Nappe has generally behaved in a ductile manner, whereas Jiudingshan Nappe has been rigid, and the rheology of Baoxing Nappe has been intermediate between that of the other two nappes. The development of nappes has resulted in tectonic segmentation of Longmen Mountains: the main structural style of the northern segment is thrust faulting, with Jiaoziding Nappe representing a giant syncline. Given its ductility, it absorbed lots of stress, with the least amount of tectonic shortening in the SE part of the nappe. In the middle segment, the deformation is controlled by the rigid Jiudingshan Nappe, whose frontal area records lots of tectonic shortening. Deformation in the southern segment is intermediate in character between that of the other two segments, characterized by horizontal zonation, as demonstrated by fault development, and vertical stratification, which indicates that fault development was controlled by lithology.

THRUST NAPPE STRUTRUE IN THE JINGGANG MOUNTAIN: CHARACTERISTICS AND SIGNIFICANCE FOR PROSPECTION OF ORE DEPOSITS

Nappe structure, as was first discovered by the authors during the regional geological survey at the scale of 1:50,000 in The Jinggang Mountain, is mainly comprised of a series of NNE-NE-striking thrust fault zones and thrust sheets among them. Sinian, Cambrian, Ordovician, Devonian, Carboniferous,Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous strata are involved in the thrust nappe system. The nappe structure is of the type of duplex structures formed as a result of the earlier stage migration from SE to NW and late stage migration from E to W of sedimentary cover or basement strata. Formation of the nappe structure in the studied area involves two main epochs: Early Yanshanian and Late Yanshanian to Early Himalayan. The mineral deposits and the buried coalfields in the area, especially the latter, are extensively controlled by the nappe structure.

Triassic Nappe in the Central Part of the Southern Central Asian Orogenic Belt(Ejinaq,NW China):Evidence from Structural Analysis and Geothermochronology

The thrust nappe played an important role in the Mesozoic tectonic evolution of the middle part of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt(CAOB).However,the timing,structural style and kinematic processes of the thrust nappe remain controversial,particularly the detail of the thrust nappe in the Guaizihu region(110 km east of Ejinaq).In this study,we investigate new field mapping,seismic sections,geochronology and low-temperature thermochronometric dating to provide constraints on the history of this thrust nappe in the Chaheilingashun area(northwestern Guaizihu region).The field mapping,seismic sections and structural analysis reveal that the autochthonous system had developed a series of strong fold structures in the upper Permian strata.The allochthonous system mainly contains Devonian monzogranite(U-Pb age,ranges from 386.7 to 389.0 Ma)and Meso–Neoproterozoic schists(the maximum depositional age,~880 Ma),which were thrust upon the upper Permian strata during Middle to Late Triassic.Based on similar rocks,geochronological dating and the Yagan thrust,we suggest that the postulated root zone of this allochthon might have originated from the Huhetaoergai area(40–60 km northwest of the study area).The geochronological results reveal that the lower age limit of this thrust nappe is constrained by the Lower–Middle Triassic syntectonic sediments(tuffaceous sandstone,~247 Ma),which is the sedimentary response of the fold structure.,The timing of the termination of this thrust nappe is defined by the cooling age(^(40)Ar/^(39)Ar data,217–211 Ma)of the Devonian monzogranite and Meso–Neoproterozoic schists.Thus,we consider this thrust event in the study area to potentially have occurred in the period from 247 Ma to 211 Ma,which may represent the tectonic response to the closure of the Paleo-Asian Ocean.

Analysis of Nappes and Glided Nappes in China

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Indosinian Foreland Fold-and-Thrust Belt Bordering Yunnan and Guangxi, China

Recent discoveries of ophiolites indicate that there must be a Palaeotethyan geosuture zone bordering China and Vietnam, which separates the Vietbac block from the South China subcontinent. The Indosinian foreland fold-and-thrust belt bordering Yunnan and Guangxi provided further evidence for the palaeotethysides. The oceanic crust was subducted southwestwards while the magmatic arc migrated northeastwards, and the continent-arc collision occurred in the Late Triassic with the thrusting being extended towards the north or northeast. The features of thrust-nappe structure are discussed, which proved the continental margin of the Palaeotethyan ocean there to be a complicated one. A face-to-face collision occurred first along the NW-striking segment and then along the ENE-striking segment accompanied by transpression or oblique thrusting occurring along the NW-striking one.

安徽宣城矿集区控矿构造特征及其深部找矿指示意义

宣城矿集区因近年发现了茶亭斑岩型铜金矿、长山热液型铅锌矿等大-中型矿产地而成为长江中下游成矿带较热门矿集区之一。通过详细的野外调查和系统分析,本文厘定了研究区北东向构造格架为一条深大断裂带、两个坳陷盆地、三条逆冲推覆构造带,其中推覆构造带由多个自南东向北西运动的倒转复式褶皱和叠瓦状逆冲岩席组成。根据典型矿床控矿构造解析,明确了江南深大断裂和深部主推覆构造是区内一级控岩控矿构造,北东向断裂带及其次级构造、推覆体上盘倒转褶皱转折端和翼部、层间破碎带、五通组与黄龙-船山组的“硅钙面”、燕山晚期中酸性侵入岩与碳酸盐岩的接触带等为区内重要的控矿、容矿构造,并据此提出了该区下一步深部找矿方向。

北山造山带黑鹰山晚三叠世逆冲推覆构造特征及其对造山带演化的制约

北山造山带位于中亚构造带南缘,是塔里木板块、华北板块及西伯利亚板块的交汇部位,是全球显生宙陆壳增生与改造最显著的地区,成为研究古亚洲洋俯冲消减到最终拼贴闭合和陆内改造过程的关键地区,其陆内改造过程涵盖了晚古生代以来,特别是中、新生代时期的陆内变形、盆山耦合与再调整的复杂过程。前人对北山造山带的研究多以早期俯冲、碰撞过程为主,而对陆内阶段,尤其是印支期构造作用的研究相对薄弱。在北山造山带北部黑鹰山地区开展野外地质调查时发现,早古生代变质砂岩-火山岩向南逆冲至石炭纪安山质火山凝灰岩与三叠纪酸性熔结凝灰岩、变质砂岩之上。通过对该推覆构造系统的构造特征和推覆系统上、下盘不同时代火山岩的锆石U-Pb测年,提出了该逆冲推覆构造具有由北向南的推覆,且呈现出“立交桥”式叠置构造的特征,新的年龄数据指示,该逆冲推覆系统是晚三叠世(晚印支期)北山造山带陆内挤压构造作用的结果。黑鹰山逆冲推覆构造的识别及时代厘定对于深入认识北山造山带陆内构造演化过程等具有重要的借鉴意义。

2024年1月23日M_(W)7.0乌什地震InSAR同震形变场和断层滑动分布

2024年1月23日,新疆维吾尔自治区乌什县发生了M_(W)7.0地震,本次地震是南天山断裂带近一个世纪以来的最大地震事件.为确定乌什地震的发震断层位置及其产状,本研究基于Sentinel-1A数据和差分干涉测量、像素偏移技术获得乌什地震升降轨同震形变场,并通过贝叶斯非线性反演方法估计了发震断层的几何参数,获得乌什地震同震滑动分布.研究结果显示,升轨最大视线向抬升形变达80 cm,最大视线向沉降约16 cm.视线向同震形变与像素偏移量结果表明乌什地震显著的垂向运动特征,而升降轨像素偏移方位向观测的反向运动特征表明乌什地震发震断层明显的左旋走滑运动分量.反演结果显示乌什地震发震断层为东北东—西南西走向,北西倾的断裂产状,最优断层倾角约67°,平均滑动角约60°,表明乌什地震同震滑动以逆冲运动为主,兼具少量左旋走滑分量.本文获取的乌什地震变形方式和断层参数与天山南缘盆—山边界的迈丹—沙依拉姆断裂的运动学和几何学相符.乌什地震的高倾角断层走滑-逆冲活动表明南天山与塔里木盆地之间的斜向汇聚作用,天山地区的地壳缩短由山前新生的逆冲推覆带和造山区的高角度逆断层共同吸收.

准噶尔盆地南缘西部山前褶皱—冲断带构造分带特征及形成演化

准噶尔盆地南缘西部构造呈新的构造叠置特征和复杂的复合叠加构造样式,叠加构造在空间分布上具有明显的分带特征。根据野外地质调查和地震解释资料,采用平衡剖面恢复、楔型构造理论和构造地质学分析方法,研究复杂叠加构造变形差异及分带特征。结果表明:准噶尔盆地南缘西部发育受基底卷入与顺层滑脱联合与差异控制下的空间断褶体系,褶皱发育受断层控制,褶皱与断层相互叠加形成构造楔、双重构造、突发构造等复合构造样式,表现为多期活动特征。研究区按构造变形性质及变形差异可划分为山前逆冲推覆构造带、基底卷入型褶皱—冲断带、盖层滑脱型褶皱—冲断带3个构造带;其中,基底卷入型褶皱—冲断带与第一排断褶带重合,受控于基底卷入型断裂体系,发育基底卷入式大型构造楔、背形堆垛式双重构造与前倾双重构造,背斜轴线与断层线平面重合度高;盖层滑脱型褶皱—冲断带包括第二和第三排断褶带,受控于顺层滑脱型断裂体系,发育断展褶皱,背斜轴线与断层线平面重合度低,构造垂向上具有分层差异,构造变形程度自南向北表现为由强至弱。挤压应力作用的时期和强度、滑脱断层的向北滑脱、构造楔的楔入长度及推挤距离、滑脱层的厚度和上覆地层厚度,以及沉积时代、沉积速率和岩性差异等因素是引起研究区构造垂向分层、南北分带的原因。该结果对明确研究区构造发育及下一步油气地质勘探具有指导意义。

新疆若羌县砂梁西逆冲推覆构造特征及勘查找矿意义

青藏高原北缘阿尔金成矿带新发现了多处古生代的伟晶岩型锂铍矿床,其中以吐格曼、阿亚格、瓦石峡南锂铍矿床为代表,显示该成矿带具有良好的稀有金属找矿前景。近年来,在若羌县砂梁西铁矿区中也发现了伟晶岩型锂-铌钽矿化,含矿伟晶岩赋存于长城系巴什库尔干岩群和古生代花岗质岩体中,钻探显示其北带部分伟晶岩型矿体深部具有“无根”的特征。本文基于野外地质调查资料,在矿区发现一条第四纪低角度逆冲推覆构造,严格控制着含矿伟晶岩的深部空间展布特征。针对逆冲推覆断层中发育的擦痕,利用Faultkin软件进行了古应力方向的反演分析,确定逆冲推覆的最大主应力作用方向为NNW-SSE。综合分析区域资料,认为阿尔金造山带北缘第四纪逆冲推覆构造形成于青藏高原自南向北扩展期间,伴随着阿尔金走滑断裂的左旋走滑作用,在阿尔金北缘断裂附近出现了大规模的逆冲推覆。逆冲推覆构造的发现及其推覆方向的准确判定,下一步对该区分析含矿伟晶岩矿体的空间展布特征及其找矿工程部署提供了参考资料。

萍乐凹陷东段逆冲推覆构造特征及油气资源效应

萍乐凹陷东段二叠系乐平组官山段致密油藏作为了解凹陷内石油地质条件的良好窗口,经过长期对致密油藏的解剖,通过详细的地表构造填图、二维地震和油田及煤田钻孔综合揭示了盆地存在大量的逆冲推覆构造。致密油藏主要分布在九岭自北向南逆冲推覆片体上构造天窗内出露的二叠系中,主要表现为新元古界浅变质岩地层推覆至元古宇之上,致密油藏含油层位是古生界二叠系乐平组官山段致密砂岩。

超深层逆冲推覆构造致密砂岩储层地应力场扰动特征——以塔里木盆地博孜-大北地区白垩系储层为例

塔里木盆地库车坳陷博孜—大北地区白垩系致密砂岩储层在由北向南的逆冲推覆下,发育了一系列大规模的北倾断层和叠瓦状堆叠的褶皱构造。复杂的构造形貌致使该区地应力复杂多变,储层改造效果差异明显。因此,亟需厘清研究区内复杂构造对地应力的扰动特征。结合多种方法对单井现今地应力的精确解释,分别分析断裂、褶皱和断褶复合构造对地应力的扰动效果,明确了相关扰动机理,并绘制了研究区地应力扰动特征分区图。基于扰动特征,绘制了不同构造的地应力扰动特征模式图,并提出井位、井轨迹建议。断裂对地应力有卸载作用,断裂附近水平主应力梯度出现不同程度的降低,其中最大水平主应力梯度降低约0.3 MPa/hm;近EW走向的断裂使得近SN向的区域应力方向发生顺时针偏转,偏转角度最大达60°;不同规模断裂的扰动范围为断距的60%。当地层曲率超过0.4 km^(-1)时,褶皱对地应力存在扰动,褶皱地层上部张性扰动区地应力较区域应力减小,下部挤压扰动区地应力增加;张性扰动区最大水平主应力梯度最大约降低0.3 MPa/hm,地应力方向逆时针偏转,偏转角度最大达70°;褶皱变形曲率越大,张性扰动区厚度越大,扰动越明显。断褶复合构造下,断裂扰动区和褶皱张性扰动区叠加会使得地应力进一步减小,地应力方向在两者扰动效果抵消后较区域应力偏转较小或不偏转。综合考虑储层改造难易程度和致密气富集特征,应优先于断褶复合构造带断裂和褶皱张性扰动叠合区部署钻井,建议钻深不超过褶皱中性面,水平井轨迹沿EW向设计。

逆冲-走滑作用叠加的复合构造变形机制砂箱模拟研究:以张家口-蓬莱断裂带渤海段为例

逆冲构造体受走滑作用影响形成新的复合构造体系在自然界中较为常见。新生代以来张家口-蓬莱断裂带渤海段的左旋走滑运动,改造了渤海湾盆地内燕山期挤压运动形成的逆冲构造。北西向的张家口-蓬莱断裂带渤海段受新生代以来太平洋板块俯冲驱动,与共轭的北东向郯庐断裂带共同控制了渤海湾盆地现今的构造样式,同时又是地震多发区和油气聚集区。本文通过砂箱模拟实验,研究不同走滑速率不同基底强度条件下,逆冲推覆构造受走滑作用改造的复合构造演化机制。实验结果显示,在挤压背景下,实验模型中先产生一系列的逆冲断层,形成逆冲推覆构造和冲起构造;叠加走滑作用后,走滑断层切割先存逆冲断层,具有明显的负花状构造特征。剖面上看,走滑速率越大,则断层数量越多,断层断距更大,花状构造更为复杂。在局部塑性基底模型中,无叠加的走滑构造区可形成断陷。结合研究区构造演化过程,模拟结果与张家口-蓬莱断裂带渤海段构造演化过程具有一定相似性,尤其沙北断裂、沙东断裂内部花状构造发育最为典型。走滑断裂对构造圈闭具有一定的控制作用,本模型可对逆冲叠加走滑复合区域的构造演变及动力机制分析提供参考和借鉴。

Study of thrust and nappe tectonics in the eastern Jiaodong Peninsula, China

Thrust and nappe tectonics have affected the eastern Jiaodong Peninsula, the easternmost terminal of the Sulu Ultra-high Pressure Metamorphic Belt. Four nappes have been mapped, named respectively the Shidao, Rongcheng, Mishan and Mouping nappes. The methods used included multi-scale struc- tural analysis and structural chronology analysis. These nappes define four deep level slip-thrust shear zones that were mainly active in the Mesozoic. The amount of ductile deformation decreases from the Shidao to Rongcheng to Mouping to Mishan shear zones, and shows an inverse relationship with temperature. 40Ar/39Ar chronological analysis and the chronological results of former workers reveal four movement steps defined by the development of thrusts and nappes in the late Triassic (210-180 Ma), extensional movement from the Jurassic to early Cretaceous (180-130 Ma), slip-thrust movement in the Early Cretaceous (130-120 Ma), and extensional movement since the Late Cretaceous (120 Ma). The order of boundary shear zone motion in the period of slip-thrust movement during the Early Cre- taceous (130-120 Ma) was along the Shidao, Rongcheng, Mouping and finally the Mishan shear zone. This resulted in clockwise rotation of the nappes relative to block west to the Tan-Lu Faults. Because of the similar evolutionary history of the Tan-Lu Faults and the thrust and nappe structure in the eastern Jiaodong Peninsula, slip dislocation along the Tan-Lu Faults might have been absorbed by thrust and nappe tectonics in the Jiaodong area in the Mesozoic era, resulting in much less dislocation on the Tan-Lu faults in North Eastern China than that in south along the Jiaodong Peninsula.

下扬子逆冲推覆构造后缘凹陷油气富集关键要素及有利勘探方向

通过开展系统的构造特征、沉积环境、油气富集规律分析,在钻探新发现的新资料基础上,对下扬子北缘逆冲推覆构造后缘凹陷油气富集规律和有利勘探方向进行了研究。研究结果表明:(1)下扬子北缘逆冲推覆构造后缘凹陷中油气显示表现为“三气两油”特征,即二叠系大隆组和孤峰组页岩气、龙潭组煤层气和致密砂岩气、大隆组页岩油和三叠系殷坑组灰岩裂隙油。(2)以宣城凹陷为代表的下扬子北缘逆冲推覆构造后缘凹陷带油气富集受3个关键要素控制,即后缘凹陷块体稳定,已形成的油气体系具有较好的保存环境;该地区二叠系大隆组(P3d)和孤峰组(P2g)沉积环境属深水陆棚环境,是有利的沉积相带,发育2套富有机质的烃源岩层系;顶、底板有效封存条件均较好,烃源岩上部有三叠系泥灰岩地层覆盖,下部有栖霞组生物碎屑灰岩为垫层,顶、底地层控制了纵向油气的散逸。(3)研究区下三叠统—上二叠统自上而下依次富集泥灰岩裂隙油、页岩油、页岩气、煤层气、致密砂岩气,整体呈“上油下气”多种非常规油气同生共存的特征,形成了特殊的油气富集模式。(4)宣城凹陷与南陵凹陷、句容凹陷和常州凹陷具有相似的地质条件,是下一步页岩油气勘探的首选有利区。

Post-collisional extensional and thrust-nappe structures in northern part of Dabie Mountains

Thrust-nappe structures and extensional struc-tures simultaneously occur in the northern part of the Dabie Mountains. The systematic structural study reveals that extensional structures along the Mozitan-Xiaotian fault and thrust-nappe structures that take the Jinzhai-Shucheng fault as their frontal thrust share the same shear sense, and display a transitional relationship from the ductile exten- sional structure of deep level in the south to the ductile-brit- tle and brittle thrust-nappe structure of shallow level in the north. The extensional and thrust-nappe structures in the region are explained to result from post-collisional processes by the continuous subduction of the Yangtze continental block and the extension induced by the uplifting of the core part of the Dabie Mountains, which are components of the extensional structures produced in the exhumation process of the ultrahigh pressure metamorphic rocks in the Dabie Mountains. Because of the frontal blocking in the process of the north-westward spreading, the extension and detachment of the low-grade metamorphic rocks along the Mozi-tan-Xiaotian fault was transformed into the northwestward thrusting, resulting in the thrust-nappe structures. They de-veloped in the period of 200 170 Ma, maybe last till the late Jurassic.