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Geochemical Characteristics and the Sedimentary Environment of Lower Cambrian Argillaceous Rocks on the Kongquehe Slope, Tarim Basin, China
| Content Provider | MDPI |
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| Author | Shang, Kai Tian, Jingchun Lv, Haitao Zhang, Xiang Li, Jian Zhang, Yue |
| Copyright Year | 2022 |
| Description | The deposition of the Lower Cambrian argillaceous rocks on the Kongquehe slope provides a good opportunity to reconstruct the paleoenvironmental conditions of the Tarim Basin. To explore the paleoredox conditions, paleoclimate, and provenance of this deposit, 21 samples were collected from Well A, and the concentrations of major and trace elements were analyzed. The V/(V + Ni), V/Cr, Ni/Co, U/Th, Uau, and V/Sc ratios indicated that the sediments in the water body from the Lower Cambrian were in a reducing environment, and the degree of reduction weakened from the bottom to the top. The Sr/Cu, Mg/Ca, and Fe/Mn ratios in the sediments revealed that the Lower Cambrian was mainly characterized by a warm and humid paleoclimate, and there may be a paleoclimatic transition toward drought conditions as recorded by the sediments of Xidashan Formation. The chemical alteration index, compositional variation index, plagioclase alteration index values, and Th/U and K/Rb ratios of the Lower Cambrian mudstone all reflected that the parent rock in the study area was mainly subject to low- to medium-degree chemical weathering. Longitudinally, the Lower Cambrian gradually increased and then weakened from Xishanbulake Formation to Xidashan Formation. The ratios of trace elements and rare earth elements as well as Th–Sc–Zr/10, Th–Co–Zr/10, and ∑REE–La/Yb diagrams all showed that the mudstones of Xishanbulake and Xidashan Formations of the Lower Cambrian in the study area have a common parent rock type, mainly sedimentary rocks rich in felsic minerals. Additionally, the structural setting discrimination diagrams of $SiO_{2}–K_{2}O/Na_{2}$O, Th–Sc–Zr/10, Th–Co–Zr/10, and La–Th–Sc showed that the structural setting of the Lower Cambrian mudstone deposition is mainly a continental island arc environment and has the characteristics of an active continental margin. |
| Starting Page | 5400 |
| e-ISSN | 19961073 |
| DOI | 10.3390/en15155400 |
| Journal | Energies |
| Issue Number | 15 |
| Volume Number | 15 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2022-07-26 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Energies Geology Geochemical Characteristics Mudstone Lower Cambrian Tarim Basin |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
