Focusing on the Zengmu-Beikang Basin in the southern South China Sea,we summarized the regional sequence stratigraphic framework and identified mass-transport complex(MTC)that had developed since the Late Miocene(10.5...Focusing on the Zengmu-Beikang Basin in the southern South China Sea,we summarized the regional sequence stratigraphic framework and identified mass-transport complex(MTC)that had developed since the Late Miocene(10.5 Ma),by using high-resolution multibeam bathymetric and 2D seismic datasets.Based on the analysis of high amplitude and continuous seismic reflections within the mass-transport deposits(MTDs),we identified 14 basal shear surfaces(BSS)and divided the MTC into 14 units(MTD1–MTD14 from the youngest to the oldest in numerical order).Two types of seismic facies and five seismic features within the MTDs were recognized,including chaotic and transparent facies(debris flow),chaotic and semi-transparent facies(debris flow),thrust-fold systems,blocks,escarpments,pressure ridges,and normal faults.Analysis of the depositional area,frequency,and vertical extent of the escarpments of the fourteen MTD units revealed their variations in dimensions.Specifically,MTD14–MTD4 exhibited a gradual increase in the size of the deposition unit,with larger-sized MTD7–MTD4;while MTD3–MTD1 showed a gradual decrease in the size.The evolution of the MTDs in the study area is primarily controlled by several factors,including erosion of mass-movement processes(e.g.,slide,slump,and mass flows),sea-level fluctuation and sediment supply,tectonic activity,development of mud diapirs,and topographic influence.It is also plausible that the large-sized MTD7–MTD4 might be formed in the Pliocene due to steep slope gradient and instability caused by the development of mud diapirs,whereas in the Quaternary,the influence of mud diapirs in the shallow strata diminished,and smaller-sized MTD3–MTD1 were formed.展开更多
基金Supported by the Guangzhou Marine Geology Survey,China Geological Survey(No.DD 20160155)。
文摘Focusing on the Zengmu-Beikang Basin in the southern South China Sea,we summarized the regional sequence stratigraphic framework and identified mass-transport complex(MTC)that had developed since the Late Miocene(10.5 Ma),by using high-resolution multibeam bathymetric and 2D seismic datasets.Based on the analysis of high amplitude and continuous seismic reflections within the mass-transport deposits(MTDs),we identified 14 basal shear surfaces(BSS)and divided the MTC into 14 units(MTD1–MTD14 from the youngest to the oldest in numerical order).Two types of seismic facies and five seismic features within the MTDs were recognized,including chaotic and transparent facies(debris flow),chaotic and semi-transparent facies(debris flow),thrust-fold systems,blocks,escarpments,pressure ridges,and normal faults.Analysis of the depositional area,frequency,and vertical extent of the escarpments of the fourteen MTD units revealed their variations in dimensions.Specifically,MTD14–MTD4 exhibited a gradual increase in the size of the deposition unit,with larger-sized MTD7–MTD4;while MTD3–MTD1 showed a gradual decrease in the size.The evolution of the MTDs in the study area is primarily controlled by several factors,including erosion of mass-movement processes(e.g.,slide,slump,and mass flows),sea-level fluctuation and sediment supply,tectonic activity,development of mud diapirs,and topographic influence.It is also plausible that the large-sized MTD7–MTD4 might be formed in the Pliocene due to steep slope gradient and instability caused by the development of mud diapirs,whereas in the Quaternary,the influence of mud diapirs in the shallow strata diminished,and smaller-sized MTD3–MTD1 were formed.
